Volkswagen is of the opinion that plug-in hybrid technology, which combines a combustion engine with an electric motor, will not go on sale forever. The German carmaker says the technology will eventually be phased out in favour of full electric vehicles instead.
“Plug-in hybrids will be a continued way forward but in the long run, as PHEVs are a call for two engine types carried with you, it’s not a logical end place to go for,” Volkswagen AG board member Jurgen Stackmann told CarAdvice.
“What we see moving forward is a full electric range of 460 kilometres basically gives you everything at once, and it will be a non-question mark mobility answer,” he added.
Volkswagen aims to become a top electric vehicle brand, with a major electrification initiative that will see more than 30 new e-vehicles introduced by 2025. The company also projects an annual unit sales of two to three million vehicles as well.
The Volkswagen I.D. concept car from the recent Paris Motor Show served as a preview of the brand’s all-electric model, which will arrive by 2020. The future model is claimed to deliver a range of around 600 km with a 170 PS electric motor, and will be priced comparably to a Golf with equivalent power.
Stackmann also said there is a need to ensure proper infrastructure is in place for those travelling long distances between towns or cities. “I don’t think infrastructure in metropolitan zones, like Melbourne or Sydney, will be a problem, I think the problem is connectivity along the long lines,” he said.
“It sounds very limited, but you don’t need a fast charger every 15-20km, what you do need is setups in major centres at every 150km distances. Fast charging becomes a key requirement — anything between 20-30 minutes — going forward,” he explained.
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Haha.. case of broken hearted due to dieselgate. Let me the first to say: RIP VW!
Your comments are like oyster sauce
Maybe during your retirement day the world is moving on electric. Combustion is classic. By that time u should thank dieselgate. Its a spark of revolution frm the largest automaker in planet earth. Remember when steve job asked his engineers for large screen buttonless mobile phone, the tech world laughed at him and called his last struggle. Maybe future largest ev producer will be vw. Its childish to rip vw. Maybe rip to combustion engine instead. Little boy.
20-30 minutes? Why would any consumer want to spend that much time recharging when they could instead fill gasoline/diesel in less than 5 mins ? Charging stations have to offer much better performance on time if people were to go electric.
Why are people down voting your comments?
That is a valid point for someone who drives a lot or need to do long distances in one go.
I understand that you can just park and charge when you stop, at work at night etc. But for those travelling from SG to Bangkok, there goes a lot of your flexibility.
Who cares what VW thinks?
Because it is the largest automaker on earth. When samsung mobile phone exploded, u dont say samsung is irrelevant or who care. Because it is childish.