Volkswagen is bench testing new battery chemistry capable of providing “between three and four times the power” from a given capacity. This would mean up to 80kWh from a similar volume occupied by the current Golf Blue-e-motion’s 26.5kWh battery pack.
That’s according to Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser, VW board member responsible for development. Speaking at the Geneva motor show, he said that the company has tested lithium-ion batteries with its existing cell supplier (Sanyo) with between 24 and 28kWh and also up to 37kWh, but “an 80kWh unit is under development using our own technology. It would provide between three and four times the battery power in a given package.”
via Steve Crandall.