MEB 590 · FOR PACK ENGINEERS AND BUYERS
The MEB 590 battery module
MEB 590 is the module format of the Volkswagen MEB platform: a prismatic-cell battery module 590 mm long that sits flat in the vehicle floor. This site explains the format, its dimensions and what it means when you source or integrate one.
- 16 prismatic cells
- 8 series positions
- 2 in parallel
Reference module 2P8S – 227 Ah (MEB), Avantis Energy catalogue
What does MEB mean?
Volkswagen cars are based on a Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB) chassis. This chassis contains the battery pack built into the floor for optimal weight distribution. The MEB can be scaled from cars to SUVs to vans, which allows for standardised components — especially battery modules and battery packs.
That standardisation is why this format matters outside Volkswagen too. A module built to a fixed length, width and height can be bought, stacked and cooled by anyone building a pack, without designing a module from scratch first.
Reference module 2P8S – 227 Ah (MEB), Avantis Energy catalogue
The MEB 590 format in four pages
The MEB platform
What the Modular Electric Drive Matrix is and why the battery sits in the floor.
Read about the meb platformThe 590 format
Where the number comes from: 590 mm of module length, and the cell that fits it.
Read about the 590 formatSpecifications
Voltage, capacity, energy, weight and certifications of the reference module.
Read about specificationsApplications
Which vehicles the format was built for, and how the modules stack into a pack.
Read about applicationsNext step · Avantis Energy
Building a pack on MEB 590?
Avantis Energy supplies prismatic NMC and LFP cells and complete modules in the MEB and VDA formats, so you integrate a certified module instead of validating your own. The catalogue lists 24 module types and 20 cell types.