Volkswagen and PowerCo SE will build their largest cell factory to date in Canada

Carbon-neutral manufacturing, good balance during the usage phase. Upon its delivery to customers in Canada and USA, the Volkswagen ID.4 has a carbon-neutral balance. The seal of approval from the independent German test body TÜV Nord confirms the ID.4 as a “climate-neutral product” upon handover.

CO₂ is emitted during every stage of a vehicle’s life cycle. To reduce the quantity of CO₂ on a sustainable basis, Volkswagen follows the principle of prevent first, then reduce, and finally offset any emissions that are unavoidable for the short term – by means of climate protection projects in other areas. Measures to reduce CO₂ emissions include, for example, the use of green power both for the production of battery cells and in the Zwickau and Emden plants, where the ID.4 is built with a carbon-neutral balance. This calculation factors in all CO₂ emissions throughout the entire supply chain and production process, as well as transport to the dealerships and the initial battery charge before handover to the customer.

A clean future. At the end of the usage phase of an ID.4, the battery can either be reused in second-life concepts or recycled as a raw material source. A pilot recycling plant is already being built at the Salzgitter site, where Volkswagen is building an electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario. The Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCO will establish its first overseas "gigafactory" for battery cell manufacturing in St. Thomas, Ont., with the start of production planned for 2027.

With Volkswagen underlining its commitment to an electrified future and the increasing demand of electric vehicles in the market, Volkswagen Villa is now certified as one of the very few High Voltage Battery Expert facility for Volkswagen in Canada. Our Master Technicians and EV Specialist Technicians have completed an extensive training course to become Volkswagen’s High Voltage Experts (HVE) along with all required specialty equipment from Volkswagen to service e-Golf, ID. 4, ID. 7, ID. Buzz and all of Volkswagen’s future electric vehicles .