Volkswagen is ready with its new smallest and most affordable electric car for its ID lineup. It will be Volkswagen another electric car that is expected to hit the market as the ID.1 with the price starting around €20,000 or just over $20,000.
Although the Volkswagen electric car world premier is just around the corner, the brand is giving us a closer look at ID.EVERY 1 show car. Earlier this week, Volkswagen gave employees at its Wolfsburg plant a sneak peek at its new entry-level EV.
Priced at around €20,000, VW stated that affordable electric cars, like the ID.EVERY 1, will be “a cornerstone” of the brand’s future strategy.
The first model in Volkswagen’s budget-friendly EV lineup will be the production version of the Polo-sized ID.2 all concept. VW confirmed that the ID.2 will launch next year, starting at under €25,000 ($26,000).
Although Volkswagen has yet to confirm it, the new ID.EVERY 1 is expected to be built on the brand’s entry-level MEB platform, similar to the ID.2. Featuring two battery options—38 kWh or 58 kWh—the platform is anticipated to offer a driving range of up to 279 miles (450 km).
On Thursday, Volkswagen Brand CEO Thomas Schäfer announced on LinkedIn that the new model would be called the ID.EVERY 1. He also said that the entry-level electric car will debut on March 5, confirming, “We will give a first concrete preview of our new Volkswagen electric car is around 20,000 euros.”
Also a sketch from Volkswagen’s exterior designers, Lorenzo Oujelli, was also posted, revealing new design details we can expect to see. However during an press brief with Autocar Volkswagen’s tech development chief, Kai Grünitz already told that the new entry-level Electric Vehicle “will be close to the UP” in size and usage.
Earlier today, Schäfer also confirmed that the ID.2 will have an SUV variant called the ID.2X, which is expected to replace the T-Cross. The ID.2X is set to launch in 2026 with a price of around £25,000 ($31,000). Following that, the ID.1 is anticipated to debut in 2027 with a starting price of €20,000.
