Volkswagen Releasing an Electric Sports Car?

It's hard not to make Tesla the standard for electric cars. With models in some of the most popular vehicle segments, and quality on a pretty healthy upward trend, Tesla is the one to beat as legacy automakers shift to EVs.

But at Volkswagen , there may be a different kind of EV challenger on the way. And, frankly, that'd be cool because if anything has shown us EVs don't need to be boring, it's Tesla and the Roadster. According to a Monday report from Autocar, VW supposedly has an electric sports car in the works, one that may even house new battery technology…