When will an electric Volkswagen cost less than €20,000?

This page is translated from the original post "À quand une Volkswagen électrique à moins de 20 000 euros ?" in French.

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Volkswagen ID.2 all concept car

Since the presentation of the concept ID.2 all at the beginning of the year, Volkswagen’s silence has been deafening.

Launched in France in 2020, the compact electric Volkswagen ID.3 has carried the electric hopes of the German brand for three years. With small tweaks and price adjustments, everything has been tried to make it shine, in vain. An absurd situation given the great qualities of this model, but the result of a failed pricing strategy. It’s true that with an entry price of 42,990 euros before bonuses, the city car is directly confronted with Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, and much more expensive than infinitely more fun vehicles like the MG MG4 Xpower with over 400 horsepower!

The expectations were therefore particularly high for the ID.2 all. For this model, Volkswagen started from a blank sheet under the direction of Andreas Mindt, the new designer. Gone is the plastic SUV, hello the classic city car. More consensus-friendly and closer to current thermal models, this concept illustrated Volkswagen’s future in a vehicle about 4.05 meters long, offering 226 hp and 450 km of range with a 490-liter trunk, at less than 25,000 euros. Announced for 2025, it is still unknown whether it will be an ID.2, a Polo, or even a Golf…

Meanwhile, all mainstream manufacturers have unveiled an electric model or concept for less than 20,000 euros. Dacia Spring and Fiat 500, of course, but also recently Citroën ë-C3 and Renault Twingo. Volkswagen is reportedly working on an ID.1 with a base price around 20,000 euros, but we currently have no information on this people’s Volkswagen. That would be unprecedented, given that the current e-up! has never gone under 25,000 euros.

These Volkswagen ID.2 and ID.1 are part of the group’s 122-billion-euro investment plan in electric and digital vehicles by 2027. These are therefore mature and likely well-advanced projects, so when will there be an announcement, a project, an idea,…

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