Further e-models
Volkswagen already offers many mature electric vehicles suitable for everyday use. The e-Golf and the e-up! are two all-electric models that are currently available. The e-Golf has a range of up to 300 kilometers and is by far the most popular EV in Norway – Europe’s pioneer in electric mobility. In addition to all-electric vehicles, bestsellers such as the Golf and Passat are also available
The new e-up! - IAA International Motor Show
IAA world premiere – e-up! for everyone: the latest generation of electric e-up! will be launched with a range of up to 260 km1 under favourable conditions Ideal for commuters and city driving: a battery with a 70 per cent increase in energy content also increases the vehicle’s rangeExercise, visit the cinema or go shopping: 80 per cent battery charge after only 60 minutes of charging at 40 kW Ecological and economical: The tax rate on the zero-emission e-up! as a company car will only be 0.5 per cent
Facts at a glance Battery capacity increased: from 18.7 to 32.3 kWh netRange in everyday driving situations extended further: 260 kmQuick charging: 0 to 80 per cent in just 60 minutes at 40 kWEconomical: Zero emissions mean only half the normal company car tax has to be paidOutstanding base price: €21,975Great agility: 0-100 km/h in 11.9 secondsAll-rounder: Four doors, four seats and up to 941 litres of space in the luggage compartmentTop-class
The e-up! – taken to a new level
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Greater range at a lower price:
The e-up! now keeps going for up to 260 km
The headlinesElectric vehicles for all customers: the revamped e-up! is the entry-level model to the Volkswagen e-mobility worldLower price: base price in Germany just €21,975 minus subsidies. Leasing, financing, maintenance and energy costs are also very lowUp to 260 km practical range: the revamped e-up! can take on even longer distancesNew lithium-ion battery: new battery stores 32.3 kWh of usable energy and optionally allows fast charging by direct current Powerful electric motor: synchronous motor provides 61 kW (83 PS) peak power and 212 Nm starting torqueHigh-speed road performance: 0–100 km/h in 11.9 seconds, fast sprints, top speed of 130 km/hDriving and recuperating options to suit: three driving profiles and five energy recovery
ID. INSIGHTS Sustainable E-Mobility
is available today. Most extensive e-offensive in the global automotive sector: By 2025, Volkswagen will have increased the number of pure e-vehicles to more than 20 – including the ID. Family based on the new MEB electric platform. Democratisation of e-mobility: The modular electric drive matrix (MEB) is empowering us to develop opportunities for electric cars without any compromises, to gain huge scale effects and to make the electric car affordable for millions of people. Maximum efficiency and productivity: The Volkswagen plants in Zwickau, Emden and Hannover are being converted to become the biggest network for production of e-vehicles in Europe. Important future investments: By 2023, Volkswagen will have invested around 11 billion euros in the technological paradigm change and the digitalisation of vehicles. Around 9 billion euros are being channelled into electromobility. Strong together: The automobile industry cannot achieve a breakthrough for e-mobility on its own. At the same time
Volkswagen Group Components - Plant Brunswick
2013, starting with the battery system for the e-up! The Braunschweig plant now produces battery systems for a large number of battery-electric and hybrid vehicles and has thus assumed a central role in the electric mobility of the Volkswagen brand. The other key products such as chassis and steering systems are both developed and produced at the site - for both conventional and electric and hybrid vehicles of the group. The total area of the Brunswick site covers around 682,000 square meters. In addition to three plants in Brunswick, further axle production plants in Isenbüttel, Emden, Osnabrück, Meerane and Barsinghausen as well as a logistics center in Harvesse belong to Volkswagen Group Components Brunswick. ProductionThe component production facility manufactures front and rear axles, steering systems and battery systems, among other things. In 2025 components for 5.6 million cars were produced. The site is systematically geared towards e-mobility. Among the customers are the vehicle-building
Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH Gläserne Manufaktur (The Transparent Factory) Dresden
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Surface area: 83.000 m2 Production: 2021-2025: 22,460 ID.32017-2020: 50,401 e-Golf2001-2016: 84,235 Phaeton2005/2006 and 2013/2014: 2,186 Bentley Flying Spur Employees: 230 (incl. dual students & trainees, as at: 12/2025)
Current situationAfter 24 years, the last vehicle rolled off the production line in Dresden on 16 December 2025: a red ID.3 GTX From 2026, an innovation campus will be built on part of the Transparent Factory site in collaboration with TU Dresden. Volkswagen will remain the operator of the building and will continue to be present at the site with marketing and sales activities. Dresden's largest public and partially solar-powered e-mobility station was built directly next to the Transparent Factory. It has been in operation since April 2017. A cooperation agreement was also signed between Volkswagen Saxony and the state capital Dresden