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Now playing Next Green News Topless protester interrupts Volkswagen’s annual meeting in Berlin Human rights and climate change activists targeted the German car giant's AGM. 11/05/2023
Now playing Next Green News This German farmer is taking Volkswagen to court over climate change VW says it has made a massive effort to shift car production to electric vehicles in the coming years. 12/09/2022
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Now playing Next Mobility Volkswagen has 'sold out' of electric cars for this year Anyone ordering an EV from VW, Audi, Porsche or Škoda will have to wait until 2023 to get it, the carmaker said. 05/05/2022
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