That brings VW’s new electric car platform

Actually, VW should soon be over with the first platform that the Wolfsburg-based company developed specifically for their electric cars. But now the modular electric drive system (MEB) is being continued and further developed. Among other things, future Stromer should be given more range. But VW also hides bad news in the announcement.

700 km range: VW pimps e-car platform

VW continues the MEB platform. Actually, the swan song had already begun, with the Trinity project the SSP platform for electric cars was supposed to take over. Now it remains for the time being with the MEB, which is, however, significantly improved: Up to 700 km range should be possible in the future for the electric cars of the VW Group – and also of other brands such as Opel.

Besides, VW wants them Increase charging speed: 175 to 200 kW should be at the top of the technically advanced MEB+. The ID. Buzz with 170 kW the maximum. Digital features such as extended autonomous driving functions will also be introduced at VW with MEB+, according to the manufacturer’s plan (source: VW).

Instead of heralding the switch to the new SSP platform from 2026 with the presentation of Trinity, as initially planned, it is now coming at the earliest from 2030. The associated e-car of a new class has also been pushed back. VW has not yet revealed the exact schedule for the first model at the MEB+.

Nevertheless, some new e-cars should appear on MEB+ in the coming years: 10 new electric models the Wolfsburg-based company want to bring to the streets by 2026 on the basis of the revised platform. In addition to the performance and premium range, they also want to cover the entry-level segment.

With the Volksstromer, the price is particularly important:

Bitter prospect: Volksstromer is becoming more expensive again

But for everyone who is waiting for a cheap e-car from VW, the car manufacturer has a damper ready: the long-awaited one Volksstromer according to the announcement cost “around 25,000 euros”. Previously it had been said that the planned electric car for beginners would remain “well below 25,000 euros”. It is questionable whether the electric car, which will probably appear as the ID.2, can still be described as a real entry-level vehicle.