Future plug-in Volkswagens will not be able to charge super-fast either

The Volkswagen Group has unveiled some details of its future MEB+ platform. The new electric architecture would guarantee a range of up to 700 kilometers and a charging speed of 200 kW.

Owners of an Audi Q4 E-Tron, Cupra Born, Skoda Enyaq iV, Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4 or ID.5 probably don’t know that their car is on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform. They probably don’t care either.

Modular MEB platform for the entire Volkswagen Group

The MEB platform has a modular structure, was specially developed for electric cars and is used by many brands within the Volkswagen Group. There will be a major update in a few years.

Even the future MEB+ cannot load super fast

Volkswagen calls the new architecture MEB+, which should enable a greater range than before (soon up to 700 kilometers) through the use of improved batteries. Fast charging is currently possible up to 135 kW. That goes up to 175 – 200 kW.

Fine. As an electric driver, you don’t do that much fast charging because it’s very expensive. With 200 kW, Volkswagen is therefore not in the fast charging peak. Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6 and Tesla Model 3 reach 220, 240 and 250 kW respectively.

The Volkswagen Group built 670,000 MEB cars

The Volkswagen Group reports that 670,000 MEB cars have been produced to date, including 500,000 for the Volkswagen brand. For comparison: in 2021 the group built a total of 8.3 million vehicles.