Volkswagen will begin transferring all its electrical vehicles to an up to date platform from subsequent 12 months and begin a brand new kind of battery chemistry that guarantees to cut back prices.

The Volkswagen ID 2 Supermini, which is due in 2026, would be the first mannequin to make use of a lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery that can be cheaper than the Nickel-Manganese Cobalt (NMC) within the present EV’s of the agency.

After the automotive has been launched, the remainder of Volkswagen’s ID vehicles will transfer to an up to date platform known as Meb Plus, which is able to undertake the identical kind of battery.

LFP batteries have turn into extra well-liked over the previous few years, as technological developments have elevated their scope, whereas retaining their price profit above typical NMC packages.

Tesla was the primary time to convey the know-how to mass manufacturing, with the Mannequin 3 in China, Ford quickly adopted with the Mustang Mach-E and now different quantity producers reminiscent of Volkswagen embracing the know-how.

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer mentioned: “The improve to Meb Plus is coming subsequent 12 months, and we are going to roll out the cell-to-pack battery techniques with LFP.

‘It is going to be an vital step ahead by way of prices for us. It is extremely vital and in addition in efficiency.

“We’re very proud of that. It is all in plan. We are going to come throughout the fashions with Meb Plus, together with ID 3, ID 4, ID 7. They’ll have LFP.

“You possibly can typically see this motion in direction of LFP, aside from efficiency purposes on the high. Within the quantity sport, LFP is the know-how.”

“It should begin with ID 2 after which roll out by the fashions.”

The LFP batteries are supplied by the brand new battery manufacturing facility of the Volkswagen Group in Salzgitter, Germany, which may also construct the present era of NMC packs on a smaller scale till phased out.

The corporate has but to substantiate any specs for the brand new batteries, however the potential is for the EVs to get attain whereas it lowers within the value.

This technological overhaul can be accompanied by an intensive design refreshment of Volkswagen’s ID sequence, as beforehand reported by Autocar.

R&D boss Kai Grunitz mentioned final 12 months that this portfolio redesign will convey “massive enhancements” that Volkswagen exhibits “that return to the place we come from”, and now Schäfer outlined how vital it’s to convey a brand new look.