In a very short time, Volkswagen became a must have in electrical engineering in Europe. Whereas ten years ago, the market consisted sporadically of Nissan Leaf, Renault Zoé or Mitsubishi i-MiEV. The German group hit hard, and very quickly. I must say that in 2015, when it burst The Dieselgate Scandal over TDi Fake Engines, the brand’s reputation was badly tarnished. To shed his image as a polluter and a diesel specialist, he started a a serious transition to electricity. In 2015, the Passat was converted to a battery hybrid (GTE). It was followed by the Golf GTE in 2017. Since then, Volkswagen has created range dedicated to electric vehicles. His new edge for the future, ID.
Soon, the sedan will be in the ID line
The saga began in 2019 with ID3, electric compact BMW i3. And the first 100% electric model of the brand. Thanks to the Specialized Electric Platform (MEB), Volkswagen has since sold other models in the ID range. I was there crossover ID4 (2020), and its derivative coupe ID5 (2022). And quite recently already famous ID Buzz, a neo-retro version of the 1950 Combi! Prototypes have also proliferated, and they herald future electric models in the range. ID Life, ID Crozz, ID Vizzion, ID Buggy, ID R. Another concept that takes shape an electric family sedan called the ID Aero is in the pipes. It may be discovered sooner than expected!
Compete with Tesla and Hyundai
Volkswagen has indeed announced will present the new ID model at the next CES in Las Vegas in January 2023. Everything leads us to believe that this will be a production version of the ID Aero, which may change its name when the marketing phase is over. This model is important to Volkswagen in North America, but also here because sedan Passat left us in 2022! Based on the MEB platform, it has such sophisticated aerodynamics that we are already announcing it fully electric range of 620 kilometers ! In 2024, it is expected to compete with the Tesla Model 3, Polestar 2 and Hyundai IONIQ 6. This new ID will be appears in small strokes at CES, expected discover her full silhouette in the coming weeks…
Source: Auto Plus
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