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The 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show marks the world premiere of the ID.3, the first-ever Volkswagen developed from the ground up as an electric vehicle and the first model to utilize the MEB platform. Come 2020, the ID.4 will follow suit with a body style that blurs the line between multi-purpose vehicle and crossover.
Take a good, long look at the camouflaged prototype in the gallery, then try to compare the proportions of the ID.4 with those of the ID.3 and the Tiguan with the standard wheelbase. Volkswagen is onto something with this member of the ID. family, and yes, it will be available in the United States of America next year.
During a conference at the IAA 2019, the Volkswagen Group announced that “at least three battery-electric vehicles” will be introduced across the Atlantic. The first will be the ID.4 before your eyes, an evolution of the I.D. Crozz II which was unveiled two years ago at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The concept features an 83-kWh battery, up to 500 kilometers of NEDC range on a full charge, an output of 225 kW, and a top speed of 180 kilometers an hour (112 miles per hour).
Itself an evolution of the I.D. Crozz from the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show, the concept and prototype both feature 4Motion electric all-wheel drive thanks to a dual-motor setup. Even in terms of styling, few details set these fellows apart from each other. The ID.3 would’ve been an interesting alternative to the Nissan Leaf as far as segment rivals are concerned, but Volkswagen doesn’t plan to offer the Golf-sized electric hatchback in the United States for pretty obvious reasons.
Passenger cars are no longer cool, and customers who don’t care about coolness prefer a crossover, SUV, or truck for the added utility and high-riding position. Across all of the group’s brands, Volkswagen plans to introduce no fewer than 70 electric vehicles by the year 2028 starting with the Audi e-tron 55 quattro.
On an ending note, Volkswagen pledged $800 million for the Chattanooga plant and 1,000 additional jobs. The purpose of this investment is to make EVs from 2022, which begs the following question. Where will the ID.4 be made?
During a conference at the IAA 2019, the Volkswagen Group announced that “at least three battery-electric vehicles” will be introduced across the Atlantic. The first will be the ID.4 before your eyes, an evolution of the I.D. Crozz II which was unveiled two years ago at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The concept features an 83-kWh battery, up to 500 kilometers of NEDC range on a full charge, an output of 225 kW, and a top speed of 180 kilometers an hour (112 miles per hour).
Itself an evolution of the I.D. Crozz from the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show, the concept and prototype both feature 4Motion electric all-wheel drive thanks to a dual-motor setup. Even in terms of styling, few details set these fellows apart from each other. The ID.3 would’ve been an interesting alternative to the Nissan Leaf as far as segment rivals are concerned, but Volkswagen doesn’t plan to offer the Golf-sized electric hatchback in the United States for pretty obvious reasons.
Passenger cars are no longer cool, and customers who don’t care about coolness prefer a crossover, SUV, or truck for the added utility and high-riding position. Across all of the group’s brands, Volkswagen plans to introduce no fewer than 70 electric vehicles by the year 2028 starting with the Audi e-tron 55 quattro.
On an ending note, Volkswagen pledged $800 million for the Chattanooga plant and 1,000 additional jobs. The purpose of this investment is to make EVs from 2022, which begs the following question. Where will the ID.4 be made?
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