VW had initially meant on changing the MEB platform in 2025
by Brad Anderson
December 23, 2022 at 11:03
by Brad Anderson
The Volkswagen Group is upgrading its MEB electrical platform with the purpose of changing into extra aggressive amongst its rivals.
The MEB platform was the primary of its form when it was launched in 2019 with the ID.3 electrical hatchback. Nonetheless, it’s now not thought of the industry-leading platform it as soon as was, with these from Tesla, SAIC, and Hyundai’s E-GMP structure beating it on charging speeds, price, and packaging. VW’s resolution? The MEB+ platform.
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VW’s upgraded electrical automobile structure will retain the 400-volt setup it at present makes use of, versus adopting an 800-volt system just like the Hyundai-Kia platform. Nonetheless, alterations made to the up to date platform will see charging speeds rise from between 135-170 kW to between 175-200 kWh.
Along with faster-charging instances, the MEB+ structure will enable for a most vary of roughly 435 miles (700 km), a major soar from the height 342 miles (550 km) achievable with the present MEB setup.
The up to date EV platform can even use unified battery cells sourced from a battery manufacturing facility in Salzgitter, Germany, in addition to the Swedish plant operated by Northvolt. These unified cells can help completely different chemistries and can allegedly scale back battery prices by 50 p.c. The primary mannequin to make use of the MEB+ platform will likely be an electrical compact SUV, probably comparable in measurement to the Tiguan, Auto Information Europe experiences.
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Earlier than this occurs, VW’s vary of MEB-based fashions will develop extensively and embody 10 new EVs by 2026. The VW Group has already bought greater than 500,000 vehicles underpinned by the platform and plans to in the end construct 10 million autos with it.
The conglomerate had initially deliberate to switch the MEB platform in 2025 with the Scalable Methods Platform (SSP), debuting on the Audi Artemis and VW Trinity. Nonetheless, the event of the SSP has fallen not on time and the Trinity venture has been delayed till 2028.
