- VW will preview its entry-level EV due in 2027 with an idea to be unveiled in March
- The entry-level EV could have a focused beginning worth of round 20,000 euros
- VW is growing a lower-cost model of its MEB platform for a spread of upcoming inexpensive EVs
Volkswagen is engaged on an entry-level electrical car due in 2027, with a focused beginning worth of round 20,000 euros (roughly $20,800), and an upcoming idea will preview the design.
EVs are nonetheless out of attain for many consumers attributable to their excessive worth in comparison with comparable fuel and diesel fashions, however automakers are trying to bridge the hole with new inexpensive choices.
VW will launch an ID.2 (the Polo identify is one other chance) subcompact hatch in 2026 with a focused worth of 25,000 euros ($26,000) and previewed the design in 2023 with the ID.2all idea.
A crossover model will comply with shortly after, and there will likely be sister fashions of each autos from different Volkswagen Group manufacturers.
Volkswagen ID.2all idea
The subsequent stage for VW is an excellent smaller mannequin which may be known as the ID.1 and is regarded as a small hatch much like the discontinued e-up! electrical minicar. On Wednesday, VW launched a teaser picture of an idea previewing the entry-level EV and confirmed the idea will debut in early March.
The brand new inexpensive EVs will likely be based mostly on a lower-cost model of the present MEB devoted EV platform, present in autos just like the ID.4 and ID.Buzz. The lower-cost model, dubbed MEB Entry, has been designed to be shorter than the common MEB platform and includes a single motor on the entrance.
On Wednesday, VW additionally confirmed that its essential plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, will quickly begin preparations to construct autos on a next-generation devoted EV platform often known as the SSP. The primary SSP-based EVs to be constructed on the Wolfsburg plant would be the next-generation Mk9 Golf and a associated T-Roc crossover.
The timing for the arrival of the primary mannequin on the SSP platform wasn’t talked about. The SSP platform was initially attributable to spawn its first mannequin in 2026, although that’s now anticipated to occur in 2028 or later. The platform remains to be anticipated for use by many of the future EVs launched throughout the VW Group, together with frequent battery cells and customary software program.