Volkswagen intends to expand its electric vehicle lineup by introducing two, smaller models to the range that would slot below the ID.3. The company would focus both products on appealing to European buyers who are looking for a city car to get around town with no emissions. The smaller EV would replace the Up! in the VW range, an unnamed company source tells Automotive News Europe. The somewhat bigger vehicle might even oust the Polo, but there doesn't seem to be a decision about this yet.
Like the ID.3 and many of VW's other
upcoming EVs, these tinier entries would ride on the automaker's MEB platform.
To follow the naming scheme of the rest, the company might call the tiniest one
the ID.1, and the Polo-sized model would be the ID.2.
At this point, the development of the ID.2
seems to be in a more advanced state. VW intends it to go on sale as soon as
2023 at a starting price of about € 20,000 (US$ 23,900).
To save money, it might use lithium-iron-phosphate cells for the battery, which
is a less energy-dense solution than other types of lithium-ion tech, according
to Automotive News Europe.
The ID.1 reportedly doesn't arrive until
around 2025. Skoda and Seat would get versions of the vehicle, too.
