Volkswagen will construct their $2.2 billion, EV-only manufacturing plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. The state-of-the-art facility might be positioned close to the agency’s headquarters and can produce round 250,000 automobiles per 12 months. The choice to construct the brand new plant got here after VW realized it was simpler to assemble a brand new manufacturing unit from scratch versus retooling present services.

The brand new Wolfsburg plant will oversee manufacturing of VW’s flagship Trinity sedan. Set to launch in 2026, the Trinity might be related in measurement to the Passat and can enchantment to the mass-market. It can reportedly have a spread of over 435 miles per cost and be able to Degree 4 autonomous driving. Pricing ought to begin within the area of €35,000 ($38,300).

Volkswagen goals for a ten hour manufacturing course of for every Trinity from begin to end. The Trinity would be the first EV primarily based off the VW Group’s SSP electrical “tremendous platform” – a chassis that may ultimately be utilized by Audi, Porsche, Skoda and SEAT as nicely.

VW’s different plant in Wolfsburg, opened in 1938, at present produces round thrice as many autos as this new EV facility goals to. Nevertheless, by opening an EV-only plant Volkswagen can preserve their productions plans for his or her ICE autos, such because the Golf, Tiguan and Touareg.

This information comes simply days after Tesla obtained remaining approval for Giga Berlin manufacturing.