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october 25, 2021 - Skoda
Herbert Diess receives updates on the future of electromobility in the Czech Republic
- Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management at Volkswagen AG, meets #karelhavlicek, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade and Transport, to discuss the future direction of the domestic #automotive industry regarding
electromobility - Thomas Schmall, Volkswagen Group Board Member for Technology, ŠKODA #auto CEO Thomas Schäfer also participating in the talks
- Memorandum of Understanding signed: Ministry of Transport, state agencies for road, rail and maritime transport, ČEZ Group and ŠKODA #auto to establish several thousand charging points for e-vehicles in the Czech Republic by 2025
Mladá Boleslav/ Prague, 11 October 2021 – #HerbertDiess, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group, is meeting the Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade and Transport, #karelhavlicek, in Prague today. The focus is on the future direction of the domestic #automotive industry in relation to electric mobility.
The discussions will cover the entire value chain of the e-car. #thomasschmall, Volkswagen Group Board Member for Technology and ŠKODA #auto CEO Thomas Schäfer are also taking part in the talks. In addition, a memorandum of understanding will be signed on the construction of several thousand charging points for e-vehicles at railway stations and on main roads in the Czech Republic by 2025. During his visit, #HerbertDiess met Jaroslav Povšík, the KOVO MB Union’s Chairman, to discuss important topics.
Today’s talks in Prague involving #HerbertDiess, Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Group, and the Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Trade and Transport, #karelhavlicek will focus on the future direction of the Czech #automotive industry with regard to electromobility. The aim of the discussion is to establish a common understanding of the next steps to ensure the Czech Republic emerges stronger from the fundamental transformation process in the #automotive industry. The entire value chain of the e-car will be discussed. Among other things, the Volkswagen Group plans to build six gigafactories in Europe with a total capacity
of 240 gigawatt hours by the end of the decade to meet the growing requirement for battery cells and guarantee security of supply. One of these cell factories is to be built in Central or Eastern Europe; a decision on the location is expected in the first half of 2022.
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