3.7.2019. Volkswagen wants to take over in China the leadership role in electric mobility. The Chairman of the management Board of the Volkswagen group, Dr. Herbert Diess confirmed, during the first World New Energy Vehicle Congress in the southern Chinese city of Boao.
So Volkswagen is committed to the goal of increasing on the Chinese market, in 2035 the E-car share to 50 per cent of the annual deliveries. This corresponds to the in the final report of the Congress for 2035 in the global market forecast E-car-share. So China gets to be crucial for the decarbonisation strategy of the Volkswagen group.
Already this year, Volkswagen intends to offer Chinese customers 14 electrified models. By 2028, more than half of the group’s planned 22 million E-cars will be produced in China. At the same time, Volkswagen is strengthening the development work. More than 4,500 engineers in the country are working on technologies of the future.
At the Congress underlined the important role of the car industry on the way to the fulfilment of the Paris climate agreement: “China Diess relies on emission-free mobility, but also by a clear commitment to the objectives of Paris. We assume in this Transformation a Central role through a comprehensive range of E-vehicles and the strengthening of the private Charging infrastructure.“
Diess said in his speech that for the further Development of electric mobility in China as a predictable and reliable legal framework is necessary. A further Opening of the country he hailed.
Already today, electric mobility in China is booming. In the past year more than a million Plug sold-in Hybrids and pure battery powered vehicles. As a result, China is the world’s largest market for E-cars. The government supports this through a comprehensive set of initiatives – for example, through the Expansion of the charging infrastructure. Low electricity prices make the cost of E-mobility for the customers are relatively cheap. In addition, renewable energies are increasingly used for electricity generation.
In the course of its E-mobility Offensive, the Volkswagen group is planning up to 2028, approximately 11.6 million E-to produce cars in China: more than half of the Corporation’s target total target of 22 million. All three Joint Ventures – FAW-Volkswagen, SAIC VOLKSWAGEN and JAC, Volkswagen wants to help. As soon As the works of SAIC VOLKSWAGEN in Anting and FAW-Volkswagen to launch in Foshan in the coming year the production of vehicles on MEB-based, will be solely the production capacity in a year, around 600,000 all-electric vehicles In addition, the JAC and the SEAT will develop its own platform for small E-cars. Already in the coming year, around 400,000 electrified models to Chinese customers. As a result, Volkswagen Group China complies with all statutory requirements: the fleet consumption target of a maximum of five liters by the year 2020, as well as the requirements of the credit system for the share of E-vehicles in the total production.
In all 33 Chinese production plants of Volkswagen and its partners, the ecological footprint is to be further improved. In the past year alone, the CO2 emissions reduced-emissions in the Chinese plants by 13 percent and 390,000 tons of CO2 saved.
With a new Joint Venture, Volkswagen aims to improve the charging infrastructure. As a result, the Chinese customers should be able to charge your electric vehicle even more flexible, and more comfortable – at home and on the go. In the framework of the cooperation of Star Batch, FAW and JAC are offered from the end of this year, private wall boxes, and a large number of publicly usable charging stations set up. Thus, the driver can quickly and easily find the right charging station users and charging stations networked. This built-in connectivity solution is offered by Mobility Asia, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group China, which creates a digital Ecosystem for all the applications in the field of mobility.
Dr. Herbert Diess at the first World New Energy Vehicle Congress in the southern Chinese city of Boao. (Photo: Volkswagen AG)
