On June 22, Herbert diess, chief executive officer of German automaker Volkswagen, warned that the speed of getting rid of Russia's energy dependence was not fast enough to protect the company from the sudden interruption of energy supply

dis was interviewed during his participation in the Qatar Economic Forum on Wednesday. He said that since Germany depends on importing coal from Russia, Volkswagen will retain the ability to operate power plants using coal rather than natural gas. Although progress has been made in purchasing LNG from the United States and other countries, it will take time to establish the necessary infrastructure

dis said: "the public is not moving fast enough to cope with the impact of the sudden interruption of energy supply. However, in the long run, I am sure we will get rid of our dependence on Russian natural gas."

dis has led Volkswagen to carry out major reforms to make the latter more flexible, and is committed to challenging Tesla's leading position in the field of electric vehicles. Volkswagen has launched a new battery driven electric vehicle, is promoting the plan to build an additional electric vehicle factory near the headquarters in Wolfsburg, and is also building a complete battery supply chain

although the conflict in Ukraine, rising interest rates and inflation have all put pressure on investors, dis said that he has not seen much impact on the demand of the automotive industry. Volkswagen's electric vehicle orders have been "one year later", and the company is optimistic about achieving the expected goal of 2022

dis said: "we have not seen a decline in customer demand at present, but this situation may change."

it is reported that dis expects Volkswagen to surpass Tesla and become the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer in 2024. Although his prediction was refuted by elonmusk, CEO of Tesla, dis said that Volkswagen "has the broadest portfolio of electric vehicles in the global market"

however, the Volkswagen software department has encountered many thorny problems recently, which even led to the postponement of the release of new models. Dis said that he was satisfied with the technological research and development progress of Volkswagen's main passenger car brands, and believed that its Porsche and Audi brands could quickly solve the current challenges. He added that Volkswagen's structural adjustment needs more patience

dis also said: "it will take about 10 years to raise the software capability to 90% self-sufficiency. We are still acquiring companies and attracting talents around the world, and investing heavily in China and the United States." (small)