Author: little magic
Late last week, VW Chief Operating Officer Ralf Brandstatter told the media that the public is developing ID.1 pure electric vehicles, it will be Volkswagen family of seven models ID smallest pure electric vehicles. After the future related incentive policies, the real purchase price may be less than $ 20,000.
According to Brandstatter say, the new ID.1 than the current smallest Volkswagen e-Up electric car in size! smaller. Especially considering the limited battery space, the public thought a small car and then converted into electric car approach is impractical.
Brandstatter explains: In the future, specifically for the battery in your car engine design is meaningless, just as they 2020 models in e-Up! Done in the middle, e-Up! Just a passing car. Volkswagen is developing a price of less than 20,000 euros (US $ 22300) of electric vehicles, and has less content to narrow MEB architecture to reduce costs.
ID.1 expected to provide two different battery pack configurations: most likely be two kinds of power 24kWh and 36kWh. For entry-level micro-electric car with a smaller battery capacity, can effectively reduce the cost of vehicles, electric vehicles so as to enhance the attractiveness of entry-level buyers.
the public ID family of electric vehicles is being gradually expanded lineup, we know ID.3 has landed the European market, followed by ID.4, formerly known as ID Crozz, In addition to the European car market will be landing in China and the United States market.
There are rumors that last fall the public to be manufactured ID.2, allegedly similar to the size of a Volkswagen Polo and electric vehicles, but it will have far more than the former internal space, its competitors will lock Renault Zoe Peugeot e-208 and other models.
In addition Volkswagen also hinted last fall, its next-generation micro-car electric vehicle will use public MEB platform. Have such information in the mass media websites: since 2013 on the marketSales of e-UP! MEB platform has been unused. However, after the new upgrade, it will be in full compliance with the Volkswagen Group strategy, even if electric cars attractive, and make as much as possible so that consumers can afford it.
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Mass e-Up! In the absence of incentives, priced at 23,740 euros, or about $ 26,500. Brandstatter said the next new entry-level electric car platform based MEB compared to the traditional platform-based electric car, which will probably substantially reduce manufacturing costs by up to 40 percentage.