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VW Forms EV Charging Unit
Volkswagen AG has created a new company called Elli Group GmbH that will oversee its global activities for electric vehicle charging and other new energy applications.
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Volkswagen AG has created a new company called Elli Group GmbH that will oversee its global activities for electric vehicle charging and other new energy applications.
The subsidiary will be based in Berlin and headed by Thorsten Nicklab, who previously was CEO of VW’s Digital Energy Solutions joint venture. The name Elli stands for “electric life.”
Initial products will include a variety of charging systems for households, fleets, dealerships, private companies and public facilities. The base home system will be an 11-kW AC unit that can fully recharge a vehicle in less than eight hours.
A high-end 22-kW DC unit also will be available. This system will be able to charge a vehicle, contribute electricity to the grid or partially power the household. Other systems will derive and store energy from renewable resources such as water and wind power.
VW also plans to expand the number of charging stations at its own facilities across Europe from 1,000 today to 5,000 by 2020. In addition, VW plans to install chargers at 4,000 dealers and service partners by 2020.
Elli aims to provide chargers to other carmakers and third-party companies too. The company also is developing digital payment systems for public chargers.
Volkswagen Group plans to introduce 80 electric and hybrid models across its eight car brands by 2025, and offer an electrified version of all 300 of its group models by 2030.RELATED CONTENT
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