One of the cornerstones of the Volkswagen Group's electrification strategy will be & agrave; the development of the cos & igrave; called & quot; unified cell & quot; which will be used within 80% of the electric cars of the German group. To push the development of the new battery cells forward, Volkswagen is investing heavily in research. Of course, the “right people” are also needed. And from this point of view, there & # 39; & egrave; an interesting novelty.
THE SEARCH FOR EXPERTS
Indeed, it is; it emerged that Soonho Ahn & egrave; was hired by Volkswagen with the role of & quot; CTO Battery Division & quot ;. This name might not say much. He is a battery expert who had an important background at Samsung SDI before being hired by Apple in 2018 . At Cupertino, he held the role of & quot; Global Head of Battery Developments & quot ;.
Even if it is; It is possible that Ahn was working only on batteries for Apple's mobile devices and laptops, it would not be strange that he then also took care of the Cupertino project to enter the automotive sector with his own electric car. It is therefore possible that Ahn may have also had a certain influence in the development of the Apple Car project.
Exactly what he did at Apple we will probably never know. However, now, Soonho Ahn will dress the role responsible for battery development at the German Group. But Ahn is not; the only important figure that Volkswagen has hired to work on accumulators.
Indeed, in October it is; Joerg Hoffmann who previously worked in this field at BMW also arrived. Hoffmann will be the program manager linked to future new solid-state cells. This new executive is sure to work. in close contact with QuantumScape, a company also supported by Volkswagen that is working on the development of its solid state cells.
The new executives will be very important for the Volkswagen Group's electrification project. The search for experts & egrave; a widespread practice in many areas but it becomes even more & ugrave; important when you have ambitious goals to reach.
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