The return of the VW e-Golf could happen after the leading delay of the EV
According to a recent article by German newspaper Handelsblatt (Delays on Volkswagen’s flagship Project Trinity EV could mean the return of the VW e-Golf).European Automotive News).
Production of the e-Golf, which shares a platform with petrol and diesel versions of the compact hatchback, ended in December 2020 to make way for the platform-based ID-family models. VW’s MEB dedicated EV. But VW is currently considering a new Golf EV, as well as an electric version of the Tiguan crossover, while Project Trinity is expected to be delayed until 2030, according to the report.
Teaser for Volkswagen Project Trinity to be released in 2026
The report says the new electric Golf or Tiguan will use the MEB platform and could go on sale before 2026. Production will be handled by VW’s Wolfsburg, Germany plant. VW had originally planned to add $2.06 billion to the site for the Trinity EV Project, but the timing of that model’s launch is now being reevaluated by VW CEO Oliver Blume, the report notes. .
VW first introduced its Project Trinity flagship in early 2021 and it says it’s due in 2026. It says that technology and platform are at the heart of the new project and it is being Grow from the inside out. Previous CEO Herbert Diess also said that the project would rival (and exceed) Tesla, although Diess has been making such statements since 2017, claiming “anything Tesla can do, we can overcome.”
Blume, who replaced Diess as CEO in September, seems to be taking a more cautious approach. According to the report, he wants to push back the launch of Project Trinity to the end of the decade as certain software will not be ready by the original target date of 2026.
Volkswagen e-Golf 2018 electric car on the assembly line in
If that happens, the gap in product launches could be filled by an EV that better fits the affordability angle that VW has emphasized with its ID models.
In the US, the e-Golf was a highly regarded model when it debuted in late 2014 and served as a stage setup for ID.4 cross. VW just marked the global delivery of the Its 500,000 EV IDdespite supply problems.
In its reduced form, e-Golf will almost certainly offer more range—like fiat500e That automaker recently confirmed it would return to the US. That’s certainly possible with the MEB platform, which allows up to 275 miles of range for the ID.4, compared to 125 miles for the older e-Golf.
