MLADA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic — Skoda is assured that its mum or dad Volkswagen Group will take a choice on its fourth giant battery manufacturing facility in Europe by 2023 on the newest, the model’s manufacturing and logistics chief, Michael Oeljeklaus, stated.

VW in October stated it deliberate to determine within the first half of 2022 on the placement for a deliberate battery cell plant in japanese Europe, which might be the fourth beneath its plan to construct six such websites throughout Europe by the top of the last decade.

“The choice will probably be taken in Wolfsburg in Germany,” Oeljeklaus stated.

“We hope and are assured that this resolution will probably be taken in late autumn, perhaps subsequent yr on the newest … We hope that VW will determine in favor of the Czech Republic.”

Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are all within the operating for the japanese European battery manufacturing facility, to be opened in 2027, VW has stated.

Battery pack manufacturing line

Skoda has added a battery pack manufacturing line at its Mlada Boleslav plant within the Czech Republic.

The road will assemble battery methods for Skoda, VW, Audi and Seat electrical automobiles based mostly on VW Group’s MEB platform.

Annual output will begin at 250,000 methods rising to 380,000 by 2023, Skoda stated in a press release on Tuesday.

The smallest battery pack with eight 24-cell modules has a capability of 55 kilowatt-hours and the medium model with 9 modules shops 62 kWh.

The most important battery with 12 modules boasts an 82-kWh capability.