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Michael Jost, former head of VW Group's product strategy, recently addressed the car industry, policymakers, and the general public at the E4Testival in Germany. His message was clear: \"There is no alternative for electromobility and the so-called technology openness is an illusion.\"<\/p>

His discourse was titled \"Electrify the world \u2013 think bigger.\" He asked his audience to look beyond the immediate and focus on a comprehensive transformation of energy use, mobility, and the economy. \"Tomorrow starts now. Whoever still keeps looking for alternatives hasn't understood the physical and economic reality. You study one semester Physics and another Business Economics, and you know that there is no alternative to cars but electric drive.\"<\/p>

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Michael Jost, former head of VW Group’s product strategy, recently addressed the car industry, policymakers, and the general public at the E4Testival in Germany. 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