Volkswagen’s Innovation Hub Knoxville, opened in 2020, is part of Volkswagen Group’s innovation centers in Belmont, California; Wolfsburg, Germany; and Beijing, along with hubs in Singapore, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. It is located at the University of Tennessee Research Park at Cherokee Farm in Knoxville. This includes the Oakridge National Lab (ORNL), where VWGoA says it has also established research collaborations. Volkswagen researchers, UT faculty and doctoral students as well as ORNL scientists collectively work on technology projects.

* The research team is “using Volkswagen’s expertise in vehicle power electronics, ORNL’s capabilities in high power wireless charging, and UT’s knowledge of power electronics optimization,” VW said. AutoInformed notes that prototypes are not necessary production possible or ready.