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1898

Ferdinand Porsche was 23 years old when he designed his first automobile – and simultaneously introduces a revolutionary technology. The “Lohner-Porsche” caused a sensation at the Paris World’s Fair because it was powered by two wheel-hub electric motors driving the front wheels. Porsche went one better just over a year later: the “Semper Vivus” (always alive) was the first hybrid car ever made.

Ferdinand Porsche
Automobile engineer and entrepreneur
1875-1951

Individual mobility will continue to play a significant role in future. The Volkswagen Group sees this as a mission to push forward with developing new, alternative drives while at the same time bringing mobility to everyone everywhere. A broad range of vehicles and drive concepts is the ideal starting point for solutions that meet people’s different needs.

2020

Ultimately, it is the customer who decides on the market success of alternative drive technologies. The Volkswagen Group is already laying the foundations for the acceptance of electric driving and today offers a broad choice of electric and plug-in hybrid mobility, with models ranging from the e-up!2 and A3 Sportback e-tron3 to the Passat GTE4 and the Cayenne S E-Hybrid5. Some 20 more pure-play electric and plug-in hybrid models will follow by the end of the decade.

1 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid fuel consumption in l/100 km combined 3.1; energy consumption in kWh/100 km combined 16.2; CO2 emissions in g/km combined 71; CO2 efficiency class A+.
2 Volkswagen e-up! energy consumption in kWh/100 km combined 11.7; CO2 emissions in g/km combined 0; CO2 efficiency class A+.
3 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron fuel consumption in l/100 km combined from 1.7 to 1.5; energy consumption in kWh/100 km combined from 12.4 to 11.4; CO2 emissions in g/km combined from 39 to 35; CO2 efficiency class A+.
4 Volkswagen Passat GTE fuel consumption in l/100 km combined from 1.7 to 1.6; energy consumption in kWh/100 km combined from 12.9 to 12.2; CO2 emissions in g/km combined from 39 to 37; CO2 efficiency class A+.
5 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid fuel consumption in l/100 km combined 3.4; energy consumption in kWh/100 km combined 20.8; CO2 emissions in g/km combined 79; CO2 efficiency class A+.