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plug-in hybrid or full electric—models by 2025. The network will be in place for the launch of the fullyelectricSUV in 2018. Audi is one of the very few automakers to now put out a firm aspirational target for electric-drive vehicle sales. Earlier post.). We see it as a total commitment.
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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will introduce its first fullyelectric vehicle in 2020. And in 2020, the new EV will be joined by the first CUV (Crossover Utility Vehicle) in the SEAT model line-up as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the new generation Leon. —SEAT President Luca de Meo. —Luca de Meo.
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