Volkswagen Group MEB platform

The Volkswagen Group MEB platform (German: Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten; i.e., Modular Electric Propulsion Platform)[1] is a modular car platform for electric cars developed by the Volkswagen Group and its subsidiaries.[2] It is used in models of Audi, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen. The architecture is aimed to "consolidate electronic controls and reduce the number of microprocessors, advance the application of new driver-assistance technology and somewhat alter the way cars are built"[3] by the VW Group.

Volkswagen, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group Dr. Herbert Diess presents the I.D. lineup based on the MEB platform

Plans

The MEB platform is part of a Volkswagen strategy to start production of new battery electric vehicles between 2019 and 2025.[3] In 2017, the VW Group announced a gradual transition from combustion engine to battery electric vehicles with all 300 models across 12 brands having an electric version by 2030.[4]

As of May 2018, the VW Group had committed US$48 billion in electric-vehicle batteries supplies[5] and announced plans to outfit 16 factories to build electric cars by the end of 2022.[6] The upcoming Volkswagen-branded production cars will be assembled in VW's Zwickau plant in Germany for the European market from 2020, while two production centers in North America and China are planned to be "launched at almost the same time".[7] The Škoda-branded SUV Vision E is to be produced in the Škoda plant Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, along with electric motors[8] and electric car batteries.[9]

As of November 2018, two types of the MEB platform were slated to be developed: one for passenger vehicles and one for utility automobiles that accommodate heavier cargo.[10] VW also stated that the platform would be available for procurement to competitor manufacturers.[11]

Ford has a strategic partnership with Volkswagen for the MEB platform to benefit from economies of scale. Ford plans to build MEB cars by 2023.[12]

MEB models

Audi
  • Audi Q4 e-tron (production version expected late 2020)[13]
  • Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron (production version expected 2021)[14]
  • Audi Q4 e-tron concept

Cupra
  • SEAT el-Born

Škoda
  • Škoda Enyaq (concept Vision iV)

Volkswagen
See also: Volkswagen I.D. series
  • Volkswagen ID.3
  • Volkswagen I.D. Crozz
  • Volkswagen I.D. Buzz
  • Volkswagen I.D. Vizzion
  • Volkswagen ID. Buggy
  • Volkswagen I.D. Roomzz

PPE platform
Porsche Taycan J1 platform (pictured) is the predecessor of the PPE

Audi and Porsche are jointly developing the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) for larger models. It is to be used in next generation of electric cars from 2021 after Porsche's Taycan sedan and Audi's E-tron SUV.[30][31]

See also

References
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  31. First EVs on Audi and Porsche's PPE platform coming in 2021
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