SEAT Poised To Be Electric Car Value Leader Of Volkswagen Group
SEAT is planning to lead the way in affordable electric cars for Volkswagen Group using its new MEB chassis.
SEAT is planning to lead the way in affordable electric cars for Volkswagen Group using its new MEB chassis.
Volkswagen is busy converting its factory in Zwickau, Germany, to a manufacturing facility for electric cars. That’s where the range of vehicles it plans to build using its new MEB platform will be built. But Skoda, which is part of the Volkswagen Group, plans to build its own cars based on that chassis in the Czech Republic, where they will get a healthy dollop of Czech seasoning baked in.
In Wolfsburg this week, Volkswagen officials suggested that a family of urban electric cars with a range of 125 miles and starting at around $22,500 would be on sale by 2023. They will be basic transportation but still be capable of over the air updates.
Volkswagen chief Herbert Diess said this week electric cars from his company will be just as good as a Tesla but cost half as much. Was he kidding?