almost doubled since easterbrook took over in 2015 he will also be leaving the board of directors at macduff it's all right what will the future of transport here in germany look like that is the question that's being asked as all the industry executives meet with lawmakers here in berlin they're discussing issues that are transforming the sector including electric vehicles and old thomas driving it's called the car summit and it comes as europe's biggest carmaker bokes wagon begins production of its 1st fully electric mass market vehicle the id 3. here comes the car volkswagen has spent 3 years getting ready for mass production. the id 3 is the company's 1st purely electric model one of the world's top auto makers is now spending 30000000000 euros to get electric cars into the mainstream my number 10 dish ladies and gentleman we stand before a systemic change to electric mobility it is no longer a question of whether electric mobility will become a reality but a question of how fast and which regions of the world 1st. that's a direct challenge to german chancellor angela merkel a government