Volkswagen Announces Installation of Moura Batteries Factory at Its Industrial Complex in RJ for Production of Brazil’s First Electric Truck!

In A Movement Contrary To Ford, Volkswagen, The Multinational That Is The Largest Car Manufacturer In The World, Invests In The Production Of The First Electric Truck In Brazil

The multinational Volkswagen Trucks and Buses announces the installation of Moura Batteries at its industrial complex, located in Resende (RJ). The battery supplier arrives with the mission of serving specific processes of the e-Delivery, the first electric truck in Brazil, starting this semester. The head of the multinational recently announced the end of production of gasoline and diesel combustion engines.

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In addition to providing a battery system, the Moura battery company will be responsible for assembling, electrifying the vehicle, and managing the battery cycle, according to Auto Industria.

With series production remaining, the e-Delivery has dictated Moura’s integration into the production model of the Volkswagen Trucks and Buses factory in Resende (RJ), the Modular Consortium. The battery manufacturer, already a partner of the e-Consortium, a group of companies developing the business model for electrified cargo transportation, is also involved in the vehicle assembly process.

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In the alliance, Moura continues with its role already defined to manage the entire battery cycle; however, it now also takes on the provision of the battery system, installation in the truck’s structure, and starting the vehicle for the first time. “We will have a cross-sectional participation from the beginning to the end of the battery,” summarizes Cristiane Assis, commercial manager of the Moura Group.

The process begins with the shipment of lithium batteries from CATL, another partner of the e-Consortium, to the Moura unit in Bom Jardim (PE). In a specific area, the manufacturer assembles the system with over 30 components, including cables, sleepers, cradle, and the integration of the BMS and the electronic intelligence of the battery to then supply the system, until it reaches the Resende Assembly Line.

Volkswagen Trucks and Buses Is Updating The Entire Infrastructure Of The RJ Factory For The New Electric Reality

The entire infrastructure of the Volkswagen Trucks and Buses industrial complex is also being updated for the new electric reality: the new chargers have just arrived, with the capacity to recharge the e-Delivery truck batteries in up to 1 hour.

The equipment will be used to replenish the energy of the manufacturer’s test vehicles, which are engaged in laboratory analyses and certification rides, before the start of series production. All the energy consumed in the factory comes from renewable sources.

Almost everything is ready to start the production of the first electric truck in Brazil. The first units will still leave a pilot station before migrating to the final line, where the electric will share part of the assembly process with the diesel-powered model.

“We had a great challenge to leverage synergies between electric and conventional trucks. Both share, for example, taxi and axles,” says Adilson Dezoto, vice president of production and logistics at VWCO. “Producing both under the same roof is unprecedented and required a high-voltage electrification area with a lot of technical knowledge. Hence the importance of a national partner looking at the whole.”

With Moura’s arrival, the Modular Consortium in Resende now has eight partners, including Volkswagen Trucks and Buses. Meritor is responsible for the metal suspension and axle set, while Suspensys is responsible for air suspensions. Powertrain, a joint venture between Cummins and MWM International, supplies engines, Aethra installs the cabin, Carese takes care of the paint, and eventually Kroschu installs the internal lining.

Head Of Volkswagen Announces The End Of Production Of Gasoline And Diesel Combustion Engines

The multinational Audi, belonging to the Volkswagen Group, had already announced recently that it would not develop any more combustion engines and that the automaker’s focus would be on manufacturing electric cars. Now, the German company itself has embraced the idea, and the head of the brand announced the end of development and production of this type of propulsion, whether gasoline or diesel.

According to information from Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of Volkswagen, in an interview with Automobilwoche, the German automaker will only continue to update and revise the current gasoline and diesel combustion engines in order to make them more efficient. The reason for this measure is that the multinational will invest heavily in the manufacturing and production of electric cars.