Premium Platform Electric (PPE) is a modular car platform for electric cars being developed by Volkswagen Group brands Audi and Porsche. [1] [2] [3] The platform will be for larger electric vehicles which are not suitable for the Volkswagen Group MEB platform. [3]
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Details of the platform were first revealed in 2019, with Audi noting that it would have 60% commonality with the MLB Evo platform. [3] The first car officially announced for PPE was the Audi A6 e-tron. [4]
The car reportedly has a 435 miles (700 km) WLTP range, with an 800V electrical architecture that allows DC fast charging at up to 270kW. [4] In November 2022, it was revealed that the architecture allowed rear or four-wheel drive, with power up to 450kW. [5] The batteries run at 800V, but can split into 2 parallel 400V packs for faster charging. [5]
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