Volkswagen has authorised an EV slotting under the ID.4 for the North American market, and it is contemplating a battery plant in Ontario, in line with German enterprise every day Handelsblatt.
The report notes 5 latest entries within the Canadian province’s Registry of Lobbyists for VW, together with one which mentions CEO Oliver Blume, who final 12 months mentioned that Canada was a logical possibility for battery cell manufacturing.
2023 Volkswagen ID.4
The report additionally cited paperwork saying Ontario wished to be “thought-about in competitors with different places” for the battery plant, and mentioned the province had provided incentives to land the challenge.
As for the brand new sub-ID.4 EV, it might be assembled at VW’s current Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, which at the moment builds U.S.-market ID.4 fashions, or the Puebla, Mexico, plant that handles a big share of VW’s North American manufacturing.
Volkswagen ID.Life idea
VW has written off the concept of one other North American automobile plant for now. The automaker’s new all-electric Scout model, which was in search of manufacturing facility websites, is now reportedly negotiating with contract producers.
The newly authorised mannequin is not possible the ID.Life idea VW confirmed in 2021 as a doable reasonably priced EV, however it’s more likely to take full benefit of the mid-decade overhaul for VW’s MEB platform, which already underpins the ID.4 and the ID.Buzz van slated to achieve the U.S. in 2024. The return of the VW e-Golf can also be reportedly again on the desk, though it is unclear whether or not this is similar automobile or not.
