Audi will introduce its first volume electric car this year
in the form of the e-tron SUV. Fellow Volkswagen
Group member Porsche will follow in 2019 with its own electric car in the form
of the production version of
2015's Mission E concept.
The two cars ride on distinct platforms developed
independently, C-BEV in the case of Audi and J1 in the case of Porsche.
However, for the automakers' next-generation electric cars which will be
arriving as early as 2021, a jointly developed platform dubbed the PPE (Premium
Platform Electric) is in the works.
The PPE will be flexible enough to spawn low- and
high-riding models in multiple size categories. The VW Group has already locked
in “three model families,” two of them for Audi and the remainder for Porsche.
About 550 engineers from Audi and 300 from Porsche are currently working on the
project.
Considering Porsche's J1 in the production Mission E is
expected to deliver 300 miles or more in range and an 800-volt
charging system enabling 80 percent of the battery to be charged in
around 15 minutes, the PPE should offer similar performance or better.
By teaming their efforts, Audi and Porsche, and any other VW
Group brands that use the platform, will be able to get electric cars to the
market faster and at significantly lower cost than if they continued
independently. It also enables them to create a larger scope for the platform,
not only in the area of electrification but also in digitization and
self-driving capability.
“If we had to tackle the challenges ahead on our own, the
costs would be around 30 percent higher,” Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said in a
statement.
Audi will also rely on the MEB
(Modular Electric Toolkit) platform developed by Volkswagen, for its
compact cars. Meanwhile, Porsche is thought to be working on a separate platform
for electric sports cars, referred to as the SPE
(Sports Platform Electric). However, cars on the SPE platform aren't
expected until after 2025.
Both automakers will also continue to offer internal
combustion-powered cars based on conventional platforms for the foreseeable
future.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1115338_first-evs-on-audi-and-porsches-ppe-platform-coming-in-2021
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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