Volkswagen Group Technology develops a complete drive system for electric cars

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Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group, said: “The Volkswagen Group and its brands stand for first-class products and technologies. Thanks to the size and breadth of the Group, as well as our in-house expertise, we can exploit huge economies of scale. This benefits our customers and makes our vehicles even better.”

Thomas Schmall, member of the Volkswagen Group Board of Management with responsibility for technology, said: “Our goal is to achieve technological leadership, including in electric mobility. That is why here too we rely on our in-house expertise and, after battery cells and electric motors, we take care of the development of pulse inverters and thermal management systems. In the future, this will make the Volkswagen Group one of the few automobile manufacturers worldwide that can offer a holistically optimized complete system.”

Daniela Cavallo, Chairman of the General Works Council of the Volkswagen Group, added: “The know-how and innovative strength of Volkswagen colleagues are unique in the world. Promoting and exploiting this strength again and again helps us not only in competition, but also in the transformation of society”.

“Designed by Volkswagen”: Pulse inverters and thermal management systems

The pulse inverter is the brain of the electric drivetrain and is largely responsible for efficiency and performance. For the first “Volkswagen-designed” pulse inverter, the developers of these core components redesigned the hardware and software from the ground up. Thanks to the modular toolkit principle, this can be implemented in everything from entry-level engines to sports cars with an output of over 500 kW and more in the future. The technology is currently being developed for serial production maturity and can already be used with the next generation of MEBs.

When it comes to thermal management systems, Volkswagen is working on completely new solutions. While a large number of single modules and long hose connections are used today, in the future these will be replaced by an extremely compact integrated thermal module. This will control the entire climate control, including the high-voltage battery, and will therefore have a major impact on the vehicle’s range and fast-charging capability. The new all-in-one module is also significantly lighter, sturdier and more efficient than current systems.

In addition to efficiency, the main focus of the development of all central electric drive components is scalability, because high economies of scale reduce costs.

Group technology: the technological power of the group

Volkswagen Group Technology brings together the group-wide activities in the areas of batteries, charging and electrical components and supports and supports the brands as a group-wide technology supplier. The subsidiaries PowerCo (batteries) and Elli (recharge and energy) are also involved. Among other things, the high-tech portfolio includes the unified cell, which will be used throughout the Volkswagen Group

vehicles from 2025 and will set a new benchmark in terms of battery technology. The division also includes Platform Business, which covers cooperation with external partners such as Ford and Mahindra. Worldwide, Volkswagen Group Technology employs around 70,000 people.

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