WOLFSBURG: Testing the long-distance qualities of the new Volkswagen ID.3 and the EV infrastructure in Germany will be undertaken by record-breaking driver Rainer Zietlow, and his co-driver Dominic Brüner.
Over the course of a unique two-month marathon, they will be stopping at around 650 quick-charging stations with more than 60 kW charging capacity.
The focus is on the new VW ID.3 Pro S with its 77 kWh battery, Germany’s quick-charging station network and Volkswagen’s We Charge service.
His marathon tour, around 20,000km long, will take him all over Germany and will recharge the car almost entirely with environmentally friendly green electricity.
They will be testing the long-distance qualities of the new Volkswagen ID.3 as well as the infrastructure in Germany.
They are driving a pre-production model of the ID.3 Pro S with a 77kWh net battery energy capacity. The battery offers a range of up to 549 km in a WLTP cycle and will be brought to market in spring 2021.
The Institute of Transport Logistics (ITL) at the Technical University of Dortmund calculated the efficient route through as many areas of Germany as possible.
Over the coming two months, he and his team will report on their experiences online.
In racing circles, Rainer Zietlow has made a name for himself as a long-distance specialist. His worldwide record-breaking projects with Volkswagen models including three World Records and seven long-distance records took him to 130 different countries.
