Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Volkswagen said Friday it will accelerate its electric car production goal to 1.5 million vehicles by 2025, up from a previously planned 1 million.
The company's "ID" program calls for a variety of vehicles across several Volkswagen brands, all featuring a versatile "MEB" electric vehicle platform. The new plan is largely based on quick rollout, and an increase in production, of the MEB platform. The company's first mass-produced electric vehicle, known as the ID.3, began production in September at Volkswagen's Zwickau, Germany, manufacturing facility.