{"id":329,"date":"2019-11-04T16:22:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T14:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sirius-energy.com\/blog\/?p=329"},"modified":"2020-03-06T18:38:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T16:38:05","slug":"volkswagen-starts-factory-production-of-electric-car-it-says-is-accessible-to-millions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sirius-energy.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/04\/volkswagen-starts-factory-production-of-electric-car-it-says-is-accessible-to-millions\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen starts factory production of electric car it says is \u2018accessible to millions\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Volkswagen Group officially started series production of its ID.3 electric car Monday, with the German auto giant aiming to become a world leader in the growing field of e-mobility.<\/p>\n

A ceremony, held at Volkswagen\u2019s Zwickau plant, was attended by CEO Herbert Diess and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, among others.<\/p>\n

In a speech, excerpts of which were published online, Diess said that the ID.3 would \u201cmake an important contribution to the breakthrough of e-mobility.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes clean individual mobility accessible to millions of people and is a milestone for our company on the road to becoming climate-neutral by 2050,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In an announcement on its website, Volkswagen described its \u201celectric offensive\u201d as \u201cpicking up speed.\u201d The ID.3 is set to be launched \u201calmost simultaneously\u201d in European markets next summer, with the basic version marketed at less than 30,000 euros ($33,487) in Germany.<\/p>\n

The Zwickau facility is currently undergoing a conversion from being a 100% internal combustion engine factory to one that produces only electric vehicles. Volkswagen is putting around 1.2 billion euros into the site\u2019s re-development and says that from 2021 it will have the capacity to produce 330,000 all-electric vehicles annually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Electric car expansion<\/span><\/h2>\n
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The German car maker is planning to launch \u201calmost 70 new electric models\u201d by 2028. In March, it said it would spend over 30 billion euros on the electrification of its vehicle portfolio by 2023.<\/p>\n

Alongside firms such as Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla, some of the automotive industry\u2019s major players are now making moves in the electric vehicle sector.<\/p>\n

The Hyundai Motor Group recently said it would launch 23 battery electric vehicles over the next few years, while Volvo Cars wants 50% of the cars it sells to be fully electric by 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The importance of infrastructure<\/span><\/h2>\n
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While there is excitement surrounding the development of electric cars, there are concerns that a lack of public charging stations could hamper their uptake.<\/p>\n

Speaking to CNBC\u2019s Julianna Tatelbaum on Monday, Diess said that Volkswagen was \u201cworking on building up infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, the most important task to solve is fast charging on the European autobahn, motorway network,\u201d he added, explaining that a consortium between BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen was developing a fast charging network which would cover Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are well on the way, but there is more need for charging, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d he went on to state. \u201cWe will offer private home charging devices for below 400 euros which will be also very, very attractive. Most people will charge at home, at the supermarket, or at work but we need a policy, a national policy to speed up the build-up in infrastructure and I think the government is prepared to help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Volkswagen said that sales revenue for between January and September hit 186.6 billion euros, a 6.9% increase year-on-year.<\/p>\n

It added that vehicle markets in \u201cmany regions of the world\u201d were expected to \u201ccontract faster than previously anticipated.\u201d Deliveries to customers for 2019 are now expected to \u201cbe on a level\u201d with 2018, despite previous expectations for a moderate increase.<\/p>\n

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