"Look at our existing products, for example, Bentley Bentayga, Lamborghini Urus, Audi Q7, Volkswagen Touareg, different products completely but based on the same platform." The arrival of battery-powered Volkswagen models is imminent, but Knapp is not oblivious to the glaring infrastructure challenges that exist and subsequent consumer reluctance to adopt. "I wouldn't call South Africans as very 'green' – I would rather call them value-orientated, asking: 'Is this an interesting value proposition for me in terms of total cost of ownership?' "So we have a lot of precautions ... the first thing is range, 'how long can I drive?'