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German car maker Volkswagen will begin rolling out its generation of combustion engine cars in 2026, in its latest green pledge as it looks to turn the corner on the " dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
The car maker , which last month announced a $ 50 billion electric offensive by 2023 said it would phase out its diesel and petrol cars as it looks to meet the emissions targets of the 2015 Paris climate deal by 2050.
Michael Jost , Volks Wagon 's strategy chief told an industry conference that the firm 's employees were working on "the last platform for vehicles that are not co2 neutral".
We are gradually fading out combustion engines to the absolute minimum ' he said at the conference.
The group ., whose brands range from luxury Porsche and Audi to the budget conscious Skoda and Seat has set itself the ambitious target of offering more than 50 electric models by 2025, up from 6 today.
Jost said that last generation of vehicles would begin to roll out in 2016 and predicted that the last vehicle with a combustion engine would be sold around 2040, according to German newspaper Handelsbatt.
The group said its electric offensive would focus on electric self driving and connected cars as well as mobility services like car sharing.
The move underscores just how serious the automaker is about closing the gap with Asian competitors and US tech giant Tesla who have had a head start i n the e-car race.
The car maker , which last month announced a $ 50 billion electric offensive by 2023 said it would phase out its diesel and petrol cars as it looks to meet the emissions targets of the 2015 Paris climate deal by 2050.
Michael Jost , Volks Wagon 's strategy chief told an industry conference that the firm 's employees were working on "the last platform for vehicles that are not co2 neutral".
We are gradually fading out combustion engines to the absolute minimum ' he said at the conference.
The group ., whose brands range from luxury Porsche and Audi to the budget conscious Skoda and Seat has set itself the ambitious target of offering more than 50 electric models by 2025, up from 6 today.
Jost said that last generation of vehicles would begin to roll out in 2016 and predicted that the last vehicle with a combustion engine would be sold around 2040, according to German newspaper Handelsbatt.
The group said its electric offensive would focus on electric self driving and connected cars as well as mobility services like car sharing.
The move underscores just how serious the automaker is about closing the gap with Asian competitors and US tech giant Tesla who have had a head start i n the e-car race.