1st Phase of Volkswagen North America Gigafactory Complete

As shown in reports I published in recent days, Volkswagen is one of the auto industry leaders in US EV sales. It’s #2, just barely behind Audi, in terms of the percentage of its US sales that are fully electric (BEV) — 12.2% versus 12.7% . In volume terms, the ID.4 is the 7th best selling electric vehicle in the country . In short, it’s one of the more serious and more successful automakers in the US in terms of BEV sales. So, it’s uplifting to see the company continue that push and get its hands dirty building an EV battery gigafactory on this side of the Atlantic. The good news is that the first phase of Volkswagen’s battery…