VW upgrades MEB platform to keep pace with EV rivals
The VW ID5 crossover (shown) is one of a dozen VW Group models underpinned by the MEB full-electric platform. VW plans to build 10 million cars on the architecture, which debuted in 2019 on the VW ID3.
Automakers and dealers that are in states adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rule – which sets ambitious, annually escalating ZEV sales mandates and threatens stiff penalties for noncompliance – face a daunting challenge