Urban mobility is revolutionizing with the arrival, over the past few months, of numerous so-called affordable electric cars dedicated to urban use. After the Dacia Spring, the new Citroën ë-C3 and the future Renault Twingo E-Tech electric, not to mention the mini-SUV Hyundai Inster, it will be Volkswagen’s turn to launch, in 2027, the Volkswagen ID.1. The latter is expected to be priced around €20,000. The German car manufacturer has just unveiled the very first image of the highly anticipated Volkswagen ID.1. On the technical front, nothing has been revealed.
Volkswagen is one of the car manufacturers that ventured early, and with substantial investments, into developing a 100% electric range. Despite the challenges it faces, Volkswagen is determined to quickly become one of the major players in the field of electric cars. Hence, the future 100% electric city car Volkswagen ID.1, or ID.up!, aims to establish itself, against the competition, in the “urban jungle” as an affordable model. Here’s how the German car manufacturer presents its future ID.1: “It is a high-performance, affordable and profitable electric model, produced in Europe for Europe. In short: the Champions League of car manufacturing.”
In terms of style, the Volkswagen ID.1 links to the concept car ID.Life (pictured below), a small 100% electric SUV. However, the production model ID.1 is not expected to be slightly elevated, as the ID.Life has been more considered, since 2021, as the future ID.2, a small 100% electric SUV.
But before 2027, another city car, larger, namely the ID.2 will be launched on the car market. That’s not all, as another 100% electric SUV, also affordable, priced below €30,000, is expected to be marketed soon.
Finally, to reduce its production costs, the 100% electric city car Volkswagen ID.1 will be based on the MEB Entry platform, with this same platform being optimized. The question that arises, then, is whether the Volkswagen ID.1 will be equipped, like the future 100% electric Renault Twingo, with “made in China” parts, still to keep its price down.
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