It will come to every carmaker once, to Volkswagen right now – it has announced the end of the development of new internal combustion engines. This was done by Chairman of the Board Ralf Brandstätter for the German magazine Automobilwoche: “At the moment, I do not expect a completely new family of internal combustion engines to be launched on the market.”
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However, the end of the development of new internal combustion engines does not mean the end of internal combustion engines, at least not yet. Volkswagen thus says that it is ending the development of completely new engines. It will adjust the existing ones to meet the forthcoming emission standards, including Euro 7, which, according to available speculation, is due to enter into force in 2025.
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The current internal combustion engines, of course with the appropriate modifications, will last the Volkswagen until it is completely switched to electric powertrains. “We still need them and they must be as efficient as possible,” added Brandstätter.
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We know that the complete transition to electromobility will not be until the next decade, because, according to earlier statements, by 2030, 70% of new Volkswagen cars sold in Europe should be electric, and the rest will have to have an internal combustion engine.
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The carmaker has previously stated that it will keep at least one next generation of its key models with internal combustion engines – Golf, Passat, T-Roc and Tiguan. This means that, according to the company’s plan, the combustion Golf will be on offer at least sometime in 2034 or 2035, if we assume the classic eight-year life cycles for the eighth and ninth generations.
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Of course, it can be assumed that they will have a strong emphasis on electrified powertrains. Plug-in hybrid variants should have large enough batteries to cover at least 100 km without local emissions.
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