Volkswagen Wins 2024 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award for EV Tech
Volkswagen has been recognised with the AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award 2024 as the most innovative volume brand in electric drives. The Center of Automotive Management (CAM) presents the award annually.
Recognising Volkswagen
According to CAM, Volkswagen excels in various technological aspects of electric mobility, including range improvements, power consumption optimisation and charging capacity.
Additionally, Volkswagen demonstrates significant innovation in the electric ecosystem, enhancing customers' charging convenience. The ID.7, Volkswagen's first electric vehicle in the upper mid-sized segment, also received positive recognition.
Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, accepted the award in Wolfsburg; "Truly impressive vehicles are a prerequisite for the success of electric mobility. This coveted award underlines the innovative advances made in all new ID. Models.”
“Our Volkswagen electric cars have become even more attractive and offer customers a significant increase in comfort, performance, and dynamics," he continues.
"Be it for electrically or conventionally powered vehicles; we will continue to push forward to introduce technical innovations on a broad scale. After all, this is and will remain a core aspect of the Volkswagen brand."
Innovations highlighted by CAM
Range:
- Volkswagen ID.501: Range optimisation up to 556 km, according to WLTP.
- Volkswagen ID.7: Lowest consumption in its segment.
Charging capacity:
- Volkswagen ID.302: Maximum charging capacity increased from 135 kW to 170 kW.
Electric ecosystem:
- Volkswagen ID. Buzz03: Preconditioning of the battery starts automatically when entering a fast-charging station as the navigation destination.
- Volkswagen ID. Buzz: Integrated Plug & Charge function.
Other innovations:
- Volkswagen ID.704: AP550 permanent magnet electric motor with 210 kW output and 550 Nm torque consumes 50% less power than the 150 kW drive motor.
- Volkswagen ID.7: Market launch as a new product in the upper mid-sized segment.
About CAM and the AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards
The Center of Automotive Management, led by Professor Stefan Bratzel, has been collating product innovations from global automotive companies and evaluating them based on quantitative and qualitative criteria since 2005.
The winners of the AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards are determined from the annual AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Report, which is based on CAM's innovation database.
For 2023/24, CAM analysed innovations from 30 global vehicle manufacturers and newcomers, covering around 100 automotive brands. A total of 709 individual OEM innovations available in series production in the technology fields of Electric Drive, Autonomous Driving and ADAS, and Infotainment and connectivity were evaluated.
These include nearly 200 highly rated world firsts. The scientific evaluation included criteria such as maturity level, originality, customer benefit, and degree of innovation.
Additionally, around 300 pre-series innovations or concept vehicles were considered, indicating future development trends of vehicle manufacturers.
Volkswagen's recognition by CAM underscores its leading role in electric vehicle innovation and its commitment to advancing electric mobility on a broad scale.
The innovations in Volkswagen's electric drive technology, consumption optimisation, charging capabilities, and the electric ecosystem demonstrate the brand's dedication to providing superior products and enhancing the customer experience in the electric vehicle market.
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