Volkswagen's ongoing electrification efforts made the ID.3 and ID.4 brands quite familiar to the EV crowd and as expected, the German automaker is just starting with the push. Now that the company has made known its more affordable EV lines, the next step, it appears, is to commence working on "Project Trinity."
Trinity is thought to be VW's flagship electrification program that was previously announced as "Landjet." The blueprint envisions the creation of high-end EVs that will carry the iconic car brands now under the one house known as Volkswagen Group.
This should mean that VW plans to release EVs in the near future under the Audi, Bentley, and Porsche labels, and one thing is sure, these battery-powered vehicles are of the premium and luxurious kinds, CNET said details on Landjet or Trinity remain sketchy so it's hard to tell for now what exactly to expect from the German company.
It can be said, however, that VW intends to rival Tesla, then the planned releases could include a sports car to compete against the upcoming Roadster. It's highly likely too that the automaker will roll out its version of electric SUVs and crossovers, which are the most popular vehicle builds right now, both for the EV and gas-powered segments.
According to Volkswagen, Trinity will introduce a new EV platform that likely will be similar to General Motors' Ultium technology. Another component of the project is autonomous driving, which the automaker said will be a Level 2 self-driving technology at the start but to rapidly climb at Level 4, presumably to match or even surpass Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving.
Lastly, VW said Trinity will banner the automaker's radical production approach, which should make it easier to ramp up the large-scale assembly of EVs in the pipeline.
The company's gigantic Wolfsburg manufacturing site in Germany is believed to be in the process of transformation to best handle the volume production of EVs that will come out of the plant's assembly lines. Naturally, VW will want its EV roster to be with distinguishing features and the company has yet to drop clues on this.
Possibly on top of the innovations that VW is currently working on is greater efficiency, which Electrek said can be achieved by perfecting the solid-state battery technology. At present, the automaker is developing this by collaborating with QuantumScape.
Volkswagen coming up with an EV that is super-efficient will allow the company to sell the same at a cheaper rate but with a better range than the competition. But since the automaker is still working on its SSD battery technology, an EV release under Project Trinity is not happening until 2026 at the earliest, added the report.
