Volkswagen Has Now Produced Over 250,000 EVs

Volkswagen recently announced that they have now made over 250,000 EVs since the start of the e-up program in 2013. The milestone model is a “Pure White” e-Golf that was purchased by German-native Sandra Fleischer, a private citizen from the city of Herne.

With so many electric vehicles sold worldwide within six years from the onset of the e-up initiative, Volkswagen has no plans of slowing down when it comes to manufacturing environmentally conscious vehicles. In fact, the German automaker plans to sell even more in a quicker timeframe.

“All-electric cars such as our new ID are the answer to major challenges of our times,” said Jürgen Stackmann, Board Member for Sales & Marketing. “This is why we will be selling the next 250,000 electrified vehicles in a considerably shorter period of time.”

The most popular EV in Volkswagen’s lineup is the e-Golf, which sold a total of 104,000 units worldwide. Following the electric leader is the Golf GTE with 51,000 units and the Passat Variant GTE at 21,000. Battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles each account for about half of the total figure, according to a press release from Volkswagen.

In 2019 alone, Volkswagen delivered more than 70,000 electrified vehicles throughout the world. The biggest markets in which these models were sold include China, the USA, Norway, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

As technology continues to improve, EVs have increased in popularity with many automakers. You can even argue that you have to place a lot of focus into researching electric cars that people will look forward to driving if you are to survive the shifting marketplace.

“[EVs] offer considerable driving pleasure and advantages we could only dream of a few years ago,” said Stackmann. “They have a carbon-neutral balance, offer more space with comparable outside dimensions, and are quiet, highly efficient, economical and inexpensive to maintain.”

As the auto industry continues to transform for the modern age, there are mixed feelings people have about buying an EV. No matter how you feel about it today, the amount of EVs you see on the street is only going to increase in the years to come.