Volkswagen electric plan to overtake Tesla runs into trouble

Key battery car project may be pushed back from 2026 towards end of decade as new software will not be ready in time

Volkswagen may scrap plans for a €2bn electric vehicle factory in Germany. 

Volkswagen’s ambitious push to supplant Tesla as the global electric vehicle leader is running into trouble.

Chief executive Oliver Blume plans to push back the key Trinity battery car project from 2026 towards the end of the decade because new software will not be ready in time, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company may also scrap plans for a €2bn electric factory in Germany.