VW teases Trinity EV

Volkswagen expects a new Trinity electric car will be its next flagship EV.

The Trinity project is mentioned by VW chief executive Herbert Diess on Twitter, saying it comes after the ID. Project (NEO) and will revolutionise VW, especially its main factory in Wolfsburg which will be transformed.

He didn’t provide any detail on Trinity, but Electrek reports that while the timing is unclear it could be closer to 2025-2026.

It suggests VW could be waiting for better batteries expected to give EVs longer range, and make them cheaper and more efficient.

Electrek says German media reports VW’s new EV flagship is planned with help from Audi’s Artemis programme, which aims to develop a “highly efficient electric vehicle.”

The Volkswagen Group says its e-offensive is gaining traction with deliveries of electric models in Europe – including the UK, Norway and Iceland – increased more than fourfold in the past year – totalling 315,400 EVs compared with 72,600 in 2019.

It aims to step up its e-offensive this year with a large number of new all-electric vehicles based on the modular electric drive toolkit (MEB).

Audi will start this year with the Q4 e-tron and Q4 e-tron Sportback, CUPRA will launch the el-Born and Skoda will bring out the Enyaq iV.

Volkswagen Passenger Cars will launch the ID.4 in a number of additional markets and present a new all-electric model.