TECH - Volkswagen To Gain A Competitive EV Advantage With A New Architecture It Developed With XPeng | Benzinga
On Wednesday, Volkswagen AG (OTC: VWAGY) revealed that together with its Chinese EV partner, XPeng Inc (NYSE: XPEV), they have developed a new architecture for EVs. The EV pioneer Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been leading the market when it comes to architecture that reduces the wiring and components in an electric vehicle to lower the cost of its manufacturing, but with the help of XPeng, Volkswagen will finally be able to compete with Tesla on the cost efficiency front.
The new architecture will enable Volkswagen to offer more affordable EVs.
Through a central computer and a zonal structure, the architecture controls all electronics to achieve functionssuch as autonomous driving. By reducing the number of control units, the China Electrical Architecture (CEA) will help Volkswagen achieve a cost reduction target of 40% for its China-developed platform compared to ...