Volkswagen has approved an EV with a groove under ID.4 for the North American market, and it is considering a battery factory in Ontario, according to the German business daily. Handelsblatt.
The report notes five recent entries in the Canadian Provincial Lobbying Registry for VW, including one mentioning Chief Executive Oliver Blume, who last year said Canada was a legitimate choice. for the production of batteries.
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The report also cited documents saying Ontario wanted to be “considered in competition with other locations” for the battery plant and said the province had offered incentives to implement the project.
As for the new sub-ID.4 EV, it can be assembled at VW’s existing Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, which is currently build ID.4 templates for the US marketor the Puebla, Mexico plant, which handles a large portion of VW’s North American output.
Volkswagen ID.Life idea
For now, VW has scrapped the idea of another car factory in North America. The automaker’s new all-electric Scout brand, looking for factory locationCurrently negotiating with contract manufacturers.
New model approved is not likely ID.Life concept VW has shown itself to be an affordable electric car for 2021, but it’s likely to take full advantage of the mid-decade overhaul for VW’s MEB platform, which underpins the ID.4 and ID.Buzz van slated to arrive in the United States in 2024. the return of the VW e-Golf also reported back to the table, though it’s unclear if this is the same vehicle.
