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We're even seeing manufacturers fit petrol powertrains to cars originally intended to be EV-only. But when 1 asked Audi boss Gernot Diller about its goal of becoming EV-only by 2033, he was adamant: “Phar our firm plan Except, as you'll read (p34). he then added that the company could be “flexible” about that date if there is demand for combustion powertrains, in some regions. Contradictory? Well, Dallner prefers to suggest that “i doesn’t make sense to be dog: And from Audi's perspective, he’s right: ifa powertrain is till legal and there is still demand, why not meet it? Icillustrates the narrow path car makers are having to navigate today balancing investment in electric technology with the need to keep offering cars that customers demand Ie’s made more complicated still by ever-changing regs in different regions Inan ideal world, we'd have aclear roadmap for the future, one that Audi and others could follow with absolute certainty. 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