Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wiese Jens	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/13/2021	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QuantumScape Corp [QS]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O QUANTUMSCAPE CORPORATION, 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                          _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below)
(Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95110       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	53014769	I	By: Volkswagen Group of America Investments, LLC (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	(2)	(2)	Class A Common Stock	17980436	(2)	I	By: Volkswagen Group of America Investments, LLC (1)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The Reporting Person, a member of the Issuer's board of directors, is Head of Volkswagen Group M&A, Investment Advisory, and Partnerships. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by Volkswagen Group of America Investments, LLC.
(2)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time into Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis at the Reporting Person's election and has no expiration date.

Remarks: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wiese Jens C/O QUANTUMSCAPE CORPORATION 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95110	X

Signatures
/s/ Michael O McCarthy III, Attorney-in-Fact		1/22/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date