VW celebrates 1 millionth EV but the costs are piling up Comments

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• Fearghast
• dNZ
• 9 hours ago

Anonymous, 02 May 2025Want a profitable EV? 1. Use 800V platform, it requires less parts. 2. Use gigacasting. 3. Des... moreYou do not need any of this to make a decent EV.
VW is simply pushing big heavy EVs that are easy to design and make, but even on something as "trivial" as a big SUV, they managed to mess up pretty much every part of the equation, including infotainment software and firmware part of the software as well.
Their EV as subpar because of the bad platform design that makes their EVs incredibly heavy, they have awful packaging, subpar cooling system, heat pumps you have to pay extra, cost-cutting on basic functions, terrible UI and UX for the driver while driving the car etc. + they use even less efficient motors on lower trims (Elroq for example).

They might eventually get there, but it will continue to be a long and painful journey, full of lost jobs.

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• Anonymous
• rK8
• 02 May 2025

Want a profitable EV? 1. Use 800V platform, it requires less parts. 2. Use gigacasting. 3. Design a fluid dashboard interface, reduces parts required for dashboard. VW has not done any of this, their EVs are outdated and expensive because their tech is outdated. VW makes EVs like they make ICE cars, not gonna work

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