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December 07, 2022 08:56 AM

VW will build long-range electric SUV in Wolfsburg

The Tiguan-sized SUV will use a development of the automaker's MEB electric platform that will enable faster charging speeds and longer ranges.

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    VW will add production of its ID3 electric hatchback in Wolfsburg. Shown is a VW sketch of the face-lifted car, which will go on sale next year.

    BERLIN -- Volkswagen said it will invest 460 million euros ($482 million) in its Wolfsburg plant to add production of its ID3 full-electric compact hatchback and a new, Tiguan-sized electric SUV.

    The SUV will use a further development of the automaker's MEB electric platform called MEB+, which will enable faster charging speeds and longer ranges, VW brand CEO Thomas Schaefer said.

    The SUV will complement VW's existing ID4 and ID5 electric SUVs, Schaefer said in a statement on Wednesday. It will use the automaker's highly standardized unified cell that will be produced in VW's cell factory in Salzgitter starting in 2025.

    The SUV will be called the I.D. Tiguan and will go into production in 2026, VW sources told Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche. It will be sold alongside the combustion engine Tiguan.

    The electric SUV's MEB+ platform will enable ranges of up to 700 km (435 miles) and significantly improve charging times, with charging speeds of 175–200 kW possible.

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    The MEB+ platform will use VW's new generation of batteries – the so-called unit cell – and enable ranges of up to 700 km.

    To improve capacity use at the Wolfsburg factory, VW also will add ID3 output at the factory. Partial production of the ID3 will start will next year, with full production slated from 2024. The car will also continue to be built in VW's Zwickau factory in Germany.

    The Wolfsburg plant employs about 60,000 workers building combustion engine models including the Golf, Tiguan and Touran.

    Output from the flagship plant has been on a downward spiral since 2015 when it produced around 800,000 vehicles, dropping drastically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to under 400,000 a year.

    VW confirmed that it still plans to build an electric flagship with advanced self-driving features under its Trinity project based on the SSP software-led platform that is under development.

    The automaker will decide by February whether to produce Trinity cars at the Wolfsburg plant or build a new factory for the model close by.

    Reuters contributed to this report

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