The Volkswagen Group hit a milestone after revealing 1 million electrical automobiles have been produced on its MEB electrical automotive platform.

Volkswagen foresaw the auto business’s transition to completely electrical automobiles (though didn’t decide to it totally but) again in 2015 with plans to develop a devoted EV platform.

The modular electrical drive matrix (MEB) was formally unveiled in 2018 because the German automaker accelerated its EV technique with a number of idea releases following together with the Audi e-tron. The MEB platform is the spine of Volkswagen’s “ID” electrical automotive sequence, in addition to a number of different EVs from VW manufacturers.

The MEB platform serves as the bottom for the ID.3, ID.4 electrical SUV, ID.5, ID.6 (China) and can energy the upcoming flagship ID.7 electrical sedan due out in Europe later this 12 months, and within the US in 2024.

Different manufacturers beneath the Volkswagen Group umbrella, together with Audi, Cupra, and ŠKODA additionally make the most of the platform.

For instance, Audi’s This fall e-tron and Q5 e-tron, Cupra’s first electrical automotive “Born,” and the ŠKODA ENYAQ iV, all experience on the MEB structure.

A number of months later VW stated it was open to collaborations and it discovered its first associate in Ford in 2020 to launch two electrical EVs in Europe.

It’s first, an electrical Explorer SUV, launched in March beginning at lower than €45,000 (roughly $48,500). Though Ford has since revealed its growing its personal in-house know-how, the partnership serves a key function in increasing Ford’s European presence. Quite than taking the time to develop its personal platform, delaying a rollout, utilizing VW’s MEB platform will assist bridge the hole.

Volkswagen hits 1 million MEB-based EVs produced

Volkswagen revealed on its Twitter Friday it achieved an MEB manufacturing milestone, hitting the 1 million mark.

The automaker says it achieved the milestone with 5 manufacturers, together with Volkswagen, Audi, Cupra, ŠKODA, and Volkswagen business.

Moreover, Volkswagen stated the 5 model are pushing eight factories in Europe, the US, and China. The corporate is teasing a small MEB-based EV with Cupra, ŠKODA, and VW.

Volkswagen is already engaged on growing the platform additional with the next-gen “MEB+” utilizing superior batteries to allow over 430 miles (700 km) vary and sooner charging occasions. The German automaker expects 80% of its passenger vehicles to be electrical by 2030 in Europe as it really works towards a totally electrical future.