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To keep it going: Colleagues in action

The man who makes the cars fit for delivery: A call to Martin Erdmann, automotive mechatronics engineer in the delivery workshop of the Transparent F

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To keep it going: Colleagues in action

In conversation with Jens Ludwig, product expert in the sales team of the Transparent Factory.

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To keep it going: Colleagues in action

Delivery coordination from the children's room: A call to Susanne Fischer, sales associate of the Gläserne Manufaktur Dresden.

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E-Cars: already cheaper today

The ID.3 is intended to make e-mobility affordable and practical for everyone. For customers, its total costs are already on a par with those of comparable combustion engine vehicles – and even lower.

Seven big misconceptions – E-car fact check

Expensive, dangerous, unpredictable: there are many reservations about electric cars. We concentrate on seven – and fact check them.

Comparison: your car vs. the ID.3

Do the EV Check and find out how your car performs against an ID.3, e-Golf or e-up!. The free “Volkswagen EV Check” app makes it possible to experience e-mobility.

Experience the
Gläserne Manufaktur

For the
perfect
overview

Immerse yourself in the world of electromobility - on our 83,000 square meter manufacturing and experience space.

To the guided tours

For an
unique
school lesson

Learning, playing, trying out: For school classes, we offer lessons of a special kind.

To the Future Mobility Campus

For the
whole
family

Small or big, our guides will take care of the special interests of your children.

To the family tour
All tours at a glance

Saxon world premiere

For the first time internationally, a large car factory is completely transformed from a combustion engine to an electric drive. The Volkswagen plant in Zwickau thus becomes the largest and most efficient electric power plant in Europe. All-electric ID.3 have been rolling off the assembly line here since 4 November.

E-battery vs. hydrogen – what’s better?

Battery or fuel cell: which of both is the most sustainable mobility strategy? We explain where, according to the current state of play, the decisive advantages of the e-drive system lie in comparison to the fuel cell. And why Volkswagen’s decision to consistently promote e-mobility is the right one.

E-Mobility is the future

Volkswagen is driving e-mobility forward more consistently than any other automaker. The Group is demonstrating this at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt. All the facts at a glance, combined with three infographics.

Every working day, 74 e-Golf are rolled off the production line in the Gläsernen Manufaktur.

On a weekday, this much e-Golf are already produced:

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Your special day with us

Here you can find out how we make your car pickup an unforgettable e-experience day with plenty of fun and infotainment.

Tips for your first e-drive

Driving an electric vehicle can mean having to adopt a new approach in many respects. Here are some tips and rules to keep in mind before setting off on the first drive in your e-Golf or e-up!.

Dresden highlights

From baroque to smart city - discover the diversity of Dresden and our event recommendations and hotel tips.

The Manufacture in
facts and figures

27,500

square meters of glass installed for the Manufaktur's facade

56

driverless transport vehicles

2,15 million

visitors since the inauguration

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What´s it about

Few areas of life have changed so fundamentally as the field of mobility. With its start-up Incubator, the Gläserne Manufaktur has established a development program for start-ups in the field of mobility services in order to give them the chance to play a role in shaping the mobility transformation with their ideas

Apply? Apply!

Do you have a great business idea for mobility services or production and logistics 4.0, but need a strong partner to help you bring it to market? Then apply for the Future Mobility Incubator at Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory in Dresden.

Smart parking: the Gläserne Manufaktur becomes a test site

Are there any free charging units at the charging station? The young Nuremberg company Smart City System is developing and expanding a sensor system to provide the answers to these questions in an app.

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