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The partnership will draw on complementary areas of expertise: while Bosch has excellent know-how in factory automation and systems integration, Volkswagen is an accomplished at scale automaker and is on its way to becoming a major battery cell manufacturer.

The 160 kW/218 PS plug-in-hybrid (PHEV) drive system brings zero onroad emissions and long range into full alignment with low total consumption.

The so-called 'E.ON Drive Booster' is an electric powerhouse that doesn’t need to draw its power directly from the grid but rather has its own integrated battery storage system.

By 2030, the Volkswagen Group plans to operate six cell factories in Europe together with partners with a production capacity of 240 GWh. Prospectively, cells with an annual capacity of 40 GWh will be produced in Salzgitter. The new unified cell is expected to unlock synergies and reduce battery cos...

Deliveries to customers rose to 205,000 vehicles and turnover climbed to 5.3 billion euro. In the first half of 2020, hugely affected by the pandemic, the turnover was only 1.1 billion euro. Talking about electrification, in July Volkswagen teamed up with Enel-X in Italy.

The vehicle is already available for pre-orders within the LATAM market. According to the manufacturer, some quite important deals have been signed with customers like Ambev, Coca-Cola FEMSA Brasil and JBS. Ambev, in particular, recently placed its first firm order, for 100 units, whose delivery beg...