The Volkswagen brand increases tri-fold BEV deliveries in 2020

Volkswagen is significantly expanding the charging infrastructure at its German sites. Some 750 new charging points are planned for next year, including the first High Power Charging stations with up to 300 kW power. Some 2,000 charging points in total are expected to be in operation by the end of 2021 - over 50% more than at present. Currently, there are already more than 1,200 charging points at Volkswagen's ten...

29 December 2020

The Volkswagen Group Components presented a DC wallbox, which charges EVs up to 22 kW. Currently, the usage of such wallboxes is in its pilot phase with real-life operations starting at five factory sites - in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig, Hannover, Salzgitter, and Kassel with 20 DC wallboxes. The goal is to gather practical experience in order to develop the DC wallbox quickly in the direction of series production. With...

11 December 2020

FAW VW launched the ID.4 CROZZ in China simultaneously with the ID.4 X by SAIC VW. These two models are essentially one and the same vehicle. We have described in detail the ID.4 X here, so we won't repeat everything here, just the basic specifications. This is an affordable compact SUV built on VW's MEB platform. Priced at CNY 250,000 or USD 37,780, the ID.4 CROZZ is already available for reservation. This price is...

6 November 2020

ID.4 X - SAIC Volkswagen's first MEB platform pure electric vehicle debuted in Shenzhen. The vehicle is already available for reservations in China. With a range of up to 555 km (NEDC), it costs CNY 250,000 (USD 37,780). This is rear-drive model with a maximum power of 150 kW and a peak torque of 310 Nm. The new car adopts the latest design language of the Volkswagen brand electric car family and reshapes the...

6 November 2020

During the Germany-China Automobile Conference, Audi and FAW-VW have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that defines the framework for the joint production of electric vehicles based on the PPE platform. This platform has been jointly developed by Audi and Porsche. Several all-electric Audi models are to be produced for the Chinese market on the new PPE platform from 2024 onwards. In China, Audi and FAW-VW...

14 October 2020

Volkswagen has announced the ID.4 a few days ago and has already started accepting pre-orders for the first model to be market-available - the ID.4 first. In fact, there are three trims of the model, so here are their details specifications and prices. Volkswagen ID.4 1st Max / ID.4 Pro Performance 1st Max The Volkswagen ID.4 1st Max is also known as ID.4 Pro Performance 1st Max. In Germany, this vehicle costs EUR...

26 September 2020

Volkswagen America has unveiled the Volkswagen ID.4 - the first all-electric Volkswagen SUV in America. True to its core brand, VW says it wants "to make EVs accessible for the millions, not just the millionaires." The ID.4 will go by this rule by being "reliable, smart, affordable." The ID.4 will be produced at the Zwickau factory with a net carbon-neutral balance. The ID.4 can be reserved today starting with a...

23 September 2020

LG Chem is starting the production of new anode materials that will increase the range of EVs. These are found in the NCM711 batteries and according to "people familiar with the matter" who spole to The Elec on Monday, LG Chem's factory in Polan has already begun supplying Volkswagen for the ID.4 and Renault for the ZOE with such batteries. It is expected that the NCM712 batteries will replace the NCM622 ones in LG...

8 September 2020

Volkswagen has announced that the series production of the brand's first all-electric SUV - the Volkswagen ID.4 gets underway in Zwickau. The vehicle will debut in September. Zwickau plays a key role in the system changeover to e-mobility: For the first time, a large car manufacturing plant is being entirely converted to e-mobility, with investments running at some €1.2 billion. All conversion work will be completed...

25 August 2020

Juergen Stackmann, Member of the Board of Directors at VW Group, took to Linkedin to unveil the company's plans for the Chinese market. Among all else, he paid special attention to the Volkswagen ID.4 confirming that it will bring to the Chinese market "very soon." Here are his words regarding this model and VW's strategy in electromobility: "The ID.4 takes full advantage of the benefits of the modular electric...

19 August 2020

Volkswagen has begun expanding its Chattanooga factory in the USA to turn it into its North American center for electric vehicles - not only for assembly but also for engineering the EVs of the future. The first vehicle to be made there is the upcoming Volkswagen ID.4. The site will soon feature a unique, state-of-the-art high-voltage laboratory designed to develop and test electric vehicle cells and battery packs...

12 August 2020

According to IDTechEx's report "Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2020-2030: Technology, Patents, Forecasts, Players.", the potential market size for solid-state batteries is expected to grow to over $6 billion by 2030. This is due to various undisputed advantages of solid-state batteries including high safety level, simple pack design, higher energy density. The market demand for solid-state batteries mainly comes...

28 July 2020

Various Korean media report that the SK Innovation has started the construction of its second EV battery plant in the USA. The site is located in Jackson County, Georgia. The initially planned inauguration event was canceled due to the state of an emergency caused by the Covid-19 spreading. The annual production capacity of the second factory will be around 11.7GWh. Combined with the capacity of the first factory...

9 July 2020

SEAT has unveiled the all-electric 2021 Cupra El Born based on the MEB platform. Unfortunately, there are no detailed specifications. The only certain thing is a 77 kWh battery version of the model (we suppose there will be other versions as well). Even the rear-mounted electric motor's power has not been unveiled. The targeted driving range is 500 km (~310 mi). The 0-50 km/h acceleration is 2.9 s. The 2021 Cupra El...

8 July 2020