To nobody’s surprise, Volkswagen has followed Audi in stopping the development of all upcoming combustion engines. "We still need [the current engines] for a certain time, and they have to be as efficient as possible." Nile Bijoux/Stuff Volkswagen, like Audi, has abandoned development of its new combustion engines. Supplied The Golf is one of a few Volkswagen models that will continue with combustion power, at least for the foreseeable future. According to CNBC's Phil LeBeau, BMW CEO, Oliver Zipsem says his company “has no plans to stop developing internal combustion engines”.

Source: Stuff March 23, 2021 18:22 UTC