{"id":186810,"date":"2026-05-28T09:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=186810"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:54:24","slug":"former-vw-ceo-herbert-diess-plans-to-build-electric-tractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/05\/28\/former-vw-ceo-herbert-diess-plans-to-build-electric-tractors\/","title":{"rendered":"Voormalig VW CEO Herbert Diess wil elektrische tractoren gaan bouwen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Herbert Diess, voormalig CEO van Volkswagen, is van plan om volgend jaar een nieuwe middelgrote elektrische tractor te lanceren. Hiervoor heeft hij Diess E-Agrartechnik AG opgericht, gevestigd in M\u00fcnchen. Een van de unieke kenmerken van de e-tractor is naar verwachting een verwisselbaar accusysteem dat 24\/7 gebruik mogelijk maakt.<\/p>\n

Herbert Diess geniet ongetwijfeld van een actief pensioen: nadat hij in 2022 werd ontslagen als CEO van Volkswagen, werd hij in 2023 voorzitter van de Raad van Commissarissen bij chipfabrikant Infineon. Hij pleit nu ook voor bidirectioneel opladen in The Mobility House en runt een landgoed in Spanje met een hotel, veehouderij en een perenplantage.<\/p>\n

Nu onthulde Diess op LinkedIn zijn volgende onderneming: in M\u00fcnchen heeft hij Diess E-Agrartechnik AG opgericht om al in 2027 een elektrische tractor op de markt te brengen. De trekker is gepositioneerd in het middensegment en is ontworpen om boeren en gemeentelijke diensten aan te spreken, en natuurlijk om \u2018revolutionair\u2019 te zijn.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Herbert Diess op LinkedIn: \u201cOp een missie om nieuwe mobiliteit vorm te geven en klimaatverandering te stoppen\u201d \/LinkedIn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

24\/7 werking<\/h4>\n

De voormalige VW-baas heeft nog geen verdere details bekendgemaakt en tot nu toe is er geen vermelding in het handelsregister of een bedrijfswebsite voor het project. Herbert Diess heeft echter wel al onthuld dat de tractor een verwisselbaar accusysteem zal gebruiken dat ontworpen is om 24\/7 te kunnen werken.<\/p>\n

Volgens Diess kunnen twee rijrichtingen en compatibiliteit met alle standaard werktuigen, inclusief winteruitrusting, maaiers en laders, de nieuwe trekker \u201cwaarschijnlijk de meest veelzijdige op de markt\u201d maken.<\/p>\n

Vanaf de eerste leveringen in 2027 zal de elektrische tractor naar verwachting volledig concurrerend zijn met vergelijkbare dieselvoertuigen, terwijl de bedrijfskosten met 50% zullen dalen.<\/p>\n

Andere elektrische diensten en apparaten<\/h4>\n

Naast tractoren is het nieuwe bedrijf van plan om accuswapstations, oplaadstations op zonne-energie, elektrische werktuigen en, in de toekomst, autonome landbouwmachines te ontwikkelen.<\/p>\n

Diess E-Agrartechnik AG werkt samen met een gevestigd bedrijf voor landbouwmachines in de DACH-regio (Oostenrijk, Duitsland, Zwitserland) en met ervaren en concurrerende leveranciers. Tegelijkertijd is Diess op zoek naar een vrouwelijke leidinggevende om het wereldwijde verkoopnetwerk van het bedrijf op te bouwen, waarbij ervaring in de landbouwsector een belangrijke vereiste is.<\/p>\n

Trekker ventilator<\/h4>\n

Herbert Diess werkte al aan elektrische tractoren tijdens zijn tijd bij Volkswagen. Als onderdeel van het \u2018GenFarm\u2019-project ontwikkelde VW een elektrische tractor voor gebruik in Rwanda, waar hij sinds 2024 actief is. Diess had het prototype in 2021 al getest op een veld in de buurt van Wolfsburg.<\/p>\n

Het GenFarm-project ging in juni 2023 van start als onderdeel van de intentieverklaring tussen Volkswagen Group Africa en de regering van Rwanda. Het wil een \u201cholistisch ecosysteem van e-aangedreven gemechaniseerde landbouwdiensten voor plattelandsgebieden in Afrika mogelijk maken die betrouwbaar, duurzaam en milieuvriendelijk zijn\u201d. Het project wil schone energie en bedrijfsruimtes bieden, evenals proeven met elektrische tractoren en training voor de lokale boeren.<\/p>\n

In het persbericht van Volkswagen Group Africa destijds (eind 2024) zei de Managing Director van Volkswagen Group Innovation, Nikolai Ardey: \u201cWe willen verschillende diensten aanbieden in de empowerment hubs. Boeren kunnen een e-tractor boeken, inclusief een getrainde chauffeur, voor betaalbare, duurzame landbouw.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHet unieke verkoopargument van het project is het gebruik van het batterijwisselsysteem. Op deze manier wordt de batterij onderdeel van de energie-infrastructuur van de hub en tevens energieopslag voor de tractor,\u201d voegde hij eraan toe.<\/p>\n

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Het GenFarm-project heeft als doel om schone energie en bedrijfsruimtes te bieden, evenals proeven met elektrische tractoren en training voor de lokale boeren \/Volkswagen Group Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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