Automobile manufacturers, electric vehicle . Volkswagen of America (VWoA) in Chattanooga for the US market Battery Engineering Laboratory (BEL) inaugurated.
Volkswagen Battery Engineering Laboratory opened
$22 million The investing company started working on the battery, which is one of the critical components for electric vehicles. It is estimated that the established laboratory will work in partnership with the electrification division of the $800 million plant in Chattanooga.
With the opening of BEL, Volkswagen has completed the final phase of its commitment to increase its product portfolio and R&D in the North America region. A total of 7.1 billion dollars was spent on product portfolio and R&D studies. Company manufactured in the USA ID.4 SUV announced that the model will come off the assembly line in 2022.
Scott Keogh, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said: “When we started investing in electrification, we saw a future for our industry and the North American region where Volkswagen could take a leadership position. The Battery Engineering Lab is helping make that vision a reality today and propels us into the future for decades to come with advanced battery engineering to support our growing strength in the electric vehicle space in North America.” said.
BEL is described as the first facility in battery engineering for Volkswagen America. Volkswagen, which has made similar initiatives in Germany and China, has accelerated its work for the MEB vehicle platform.
Volkswagen is driving an average of one year in just one week with the vehicles it uses in the Battery Engineering Laboratory. (15,000 km) can simulate. In another test environment -70 to 130 degrees Celsius working conditions will be simulated between
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