VW’s Braunschweig factory has just launched its second production line, increasing the plant’s annual output to 600,000 battery packs per year.
The factory will be able to produce up to 500,000 battery packs a year for MEB-based electric vehicles, including the VW ID.3 and ID.4, as well as the Skoda Enyaq, as well as an additional 100,000 battery packs for the VW e-Up, SEAT Mii Electric, Skoda Citigo iV, and plug-in hybrid models such as the Golf GTE.
“The strong demand for attractive and affordable electric models based on the modular electric drive matrix has the lines of the first expansion stage working at full capacity, so we have fired up the second stage,” said Thomas Schmall, CEO of VW Group Components. “As such, the component is underpinning the Group’s unprecedented electric campaign.”
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Earlier today, German automaker Volkswagen held its first-ever “Power Day” event. Similar to Tesla’s Battery Day, Volkswagen outlined its plans for reducing the cost of electric vehicles, how it will supply battery cells for its massive EV push, a new “unified” battery cell, and the how company’s charging network is being funded by BP and other European-based energy companies.
Batteries and Cell Production
Every company involved with electric vehicles knows that to reduce the cost of its cars, sourcing batteries is 9/10ths of the battle. Batteries make up a substantial portion of an electric vehicle’s overall cost. With increased battery production and purchasing, EV makers hold the ability to lower the cost of their vehicles overall. Tesla outlined this last September at its own battery-focused event.
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As electric vehicles go mainstream, there s also a demand for better and efficient charging solutions that could affect current infrastructures. For example, in existing office buildings where charging stations weren t part of the plan, shoehorning multiple charging spots can be cumbersome and costly.
Volkswagen has an answer to that. Volkswagen Group Components, the company that will be responsible for all Volkswagen Group charging activities and charging systems, introduces the first prototype of its mobile EV charging robot. It s an update to the mobile robot that was previewed a year ago, which aims to provide long-term solutions for the success of the EV revolution.
This isn’t the first time we’re hearing about autonomous charging robots. VW actually unveiled their take on these droids roughly a year ago, with China’s AIWAYS also looking to develop its own car charging robot.
VW’s charging robot will be tasked with offering fully autonomous charging to EVs in restricted parking areas such as underground garages.
“A ubiquitous charging infrastructure is, and remains, a key factor in the success of electric mobility. Our charging robot is just one of several approaches, but is undoubtedly one of the most visionary,” VW Group Components CEO, Thomas Schmall, stated.
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