
- This week at IAA Munich, the Volkswagen Group unveiled its "unified" battery cell.
- Developed by VW subsidiary PowerCo, the prismatic cell will debut in the automaker's line of affordable EVs launching in 2026.
- Over time, VW plans to use the cell across all its brands—from VW to Porsche—and adapt it to chemistries including LFP, sodium-ion and solid-state.