- volkswagen ceo herbert diess tweeted that the automaker will have an event early on the morning of on monday, march 15, which will appear on a livestream on volkswagen's media site and on its twitter feed.
- called power day, the event will likely deal with the automaker's battery technology, and the ceo was quick to point out that the event is not a car presentation.
- volkswagen might use the event to talk about its meb platform and the technology behind the upcoming trinity electric sedan.
turns out announcing news via twitter is no longer exclusive to tesla ceo elon musk. volkswagen ceo herbert diess tweeted news that the volkswagen group will be holding an online event called power day on monday, march 15, at 7:00 a.m. et. the event sounds similar to tesla's vaunted battery day events. the tweet and accompanying video both note that no new vehicles will be announced during the event.
based on the name and accompanying video showing a battery, it’s likely the event will focus on volkswagen’s battery technology and its meb electric platform. the automaker has announced a bold plan to have 50 percent of its sales in the u.s. be electric by 2030 and recently announced an upcoming sedan called trinity that it says will set new standards for charging times and battery range. how that actually plays out technologically may be the basis for the march 15 event.
the automaker recently launched its first electric meb-based vehicle in the united states, the 2021 id.4 compact suv. the meb platform is also the underlying technology of the 2021 id.3 released in europe and the upcoming 2022 audi q4 e-tron that will land in u.s. showrooms in early 2022.