Volkswagen will introduce an internal combustion engine into a new “electric car” platform

The car producer confirmed: the architecture of SSP (Scalable Systems Platform) will become the basis for consecutive hybrids. Thus, the new “electric car” Volkswagen platform will be able to be equipped with internal combustion engines, but connections with the wheels are not formed. One of the most anticipated novelties on the SSP will be the ninth generation Golf, but the debut is postponed at the end of the 2020s.

The development of the SSP platform has been inhibited by serious problems with the software, and now it has become obvious: the demand for electric cars below the expectations. The first market for new products on the new architecture will be China, where consistent hybrids are gaining popularity. But the emergence of Volkswagen with technology in the spirit of Lixiang in Europe is doubtful due to the high cost.

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Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schaefer believes that consistent hybrids are advisable only for large models for China and the USA. However, in other markets, a combined system of the PHEV type may be the best choice: current loaded hybrids already offer both quick charging and a solid supply of electric trustees. Probably, the first -born of the SSP platform will appear in China in 2026, and will reach Europe in 2027.

The strategy implies the production of electric vehicles and hybrids with five types of body from the city hatchback to a full -size omnipotent. In total, Volkswagen intends to make up to eight models on SSP architecture. The consistent Volkswagen hybrid for China will surely be based on the concept of id.ra and will be prescribed at a joint venture with the SAIC concern.

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