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Volkswagen triples E-car sales ahead of new climate rules

by David McHUGH
| January 12, 2021 4:06 AM

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Volkswagen tripled sales of battery-only cars in 2020 despite the pandemic as its new electric compact ID.3 came on the market ahead of tough new European Union limits on auto emissions.

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