Volkswagen’s New Electric Platform Coming by 2026

•    Volkswagen continues to work on development of a new EV platform, which will cut charging times dramatically.

Last week, during a presentation to its investors. Volkswagen shared an update on its plans for a highly modular platform for electric vehicles. The structure, known as SSP (Scalable Systems Platform), will eventually serve most of the group's electric models.

This platform doesn't come out of nowhere. The company first announced it in 2021, when Volkswagen’s then-CEO Herbert Diess declared that the platform would make its debut in 2026 with a compact EV, codenamed Project Trinity. Current CEO Oliver Blume delayed the introduction of the structure pending a review of all major projects launched after he replaced Diess in 2022.

During the recent presentation to investors, the company confirmed the project to develop the SSP platform is back on track, and still set for 2026. We know it will offer a higher level of performance, but what we still don’t know is which vehicle will be first to use it.

According to the company, the SSP platform will be able to offer power outputs ranging from 160 hp to an astronomical 1,740 hp. It will also offer Level 4 (on the SAE scale) autonomous driving technology, the automaker has confirmed. Level 4 means that a vehicle can drive itself without driver intervention for long periods.

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