Volkswagen Pivots To MEB+ Platform — 700 Km Range, 200 kW Charging
. There was also going to be a brand new factory near the main assembly plant in Wolfsburg which Diess claimed was needed in order to match the production efficiency of the new Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide. reported recently that Blume is intent on dismantling the Diess-inspired plan for a new factory, which will now come online in 2030 — if ever. The Trinity program is effectively dead, although some of its attributes will find their way into the new MEB+ platform.
The result of all this that Volkswagen Group under Blume appears to be taking a step back from the hyper-aggressive initiatives proposed by Diess and looking to wring more profitability out of the existing platform by spending far less on development and new factories than Diess wanted. Oliver Blume is a car guy. He spearheaded the Porsche Mission E program that led to the Taycan, so he knows a thing or two about electric cars. He also helped build Porsche into a global powerhouse, so he is also superbly qualified to lead the entire Volkswagen Group.of electric transportation started by Herbert Diess is the wisest course for Volkswagen to follow.
Perhaps BMW, with its greater emphasis on performance, is doing the right thing to keep its customers happy while Volkswagen is making cars for more mainstream buyers who value range more than ultimate performance. The upshot of all this is that Volkswagen board has decided to put someone in charge who is less dramatic and dynamic than Herbert Diess.
This hardly seems to be the time to adopt a conservative approach when a bevy of Chinese companies are preparing to start selling electric cars in Europe and many other countries as well. Slow and steady wins the race, according to conventional wisdom. But that doesn’t mean conventional wisdom is always right.
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