大众集团卡车和巴士部门计划投资17亿美元开发电动驱动系统，自动驾驶系统和先进软件。部门经理任施乐（AndreasRenschler）对彭博社表示，曼和斯堪尼亚品牌明年将向欧洲城市推出纯电动巴士。公司还将满足市场对电动运输卡车的需求，不过，电动卡车在消费市场的普及率将整个电动车市场。上个月，纳威司达与大众的卡车和巴士部门宣布，计划在电动车辆上展开合作，直到2019年底，它们将在北美推出一款电动中型卡车。大众计划测试九种不同的电动卡车，其拖曳能力约为18吨，单次充电可行驶112英里（约合180公里）。
VW Group to spend $1.7B on electric buses, trucks
Volkswagen Group's truck and bus division is preparing to spend the equivalent of $1.7 billion on electric powertrains, autonomous systems and advanced software.
Speaking to Bloomberg, division chief Andreas Renschler said the MAN and Scania brands will launch all-electric buses next year in European cities. The company is also preparing to accommodate demand for electric delivery trucks, though the adoption rate is expected to lag the growth of EVs in the consumer automobile market.
A separate Reuters story focuses on a partnership with Navistar to launch an electric medium-duty delivery truck in North America by late 2019.
VW is said to be preparing to test nine different electric trucks that can haul around 18 tons for up to 112 miles on a single charge.