The
Volkswagen Groups has a plan in place that by 2025 they will have 30
battery-powered cars. They forecast that by that time, they will have sold
between 2 and 3 million EV vehicles accounting for 25% of its total global sales.
Along with the EV line, VW is releasing a
line of vehicles that will be fully autonomous.
The
first vehicle that VW premiered in its ID concept line was a Golf-sized
hatchback, which they first let the public get a look at in September in Paris.
The second is going to be talked about much more, and it is going to be in the
image of the ever popular VW Microbus. VW will unveil the concept in January at
the Detroit auto show. The plan at VW is to challenge Uber and its new Moia
Mobility services division.
The
Microbus concept has two electric motors and has all-wheel drive. The steering
wheel retracts into the dashboard when activated via a touch sensitive pad to
launch the self-driving functions. While the drive sits back and relaxes, laser
scanners, ultrasonic and radar sensors and cameras monitor other road users and
the surroundings. The VW Microbus will have a roomy interior, long range and
will be able to drive fully autonomously.
VW unveiled the Moia digital
business division earlier this month. The division’s CEO. Ole Harms, said
Moia’s focus is to launch a shuttle service operating in cities that will be
hailed by a smart phone app. Moia’s fleets will use existing VW Group models
such as the VW Transporter minibus but these will be eventually replaced by a
new electric vehicle with six to eight seats, Harms said.
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