Frankfurt IAA 2019 - VW ID.3 World Premiere
Volkswagen released some more details, and lots of pictures, of the first of their new family of ID electric vehicles, the ID.3. Before getting into what looks to be a serious contender in the world of EVs, we are sad to note that Volkswagen has no plans to sell the ID.3 in the United States. The first line of the press release cuts us the most deeply: Note: the ID.3 will not go on sale in North America.
Instead, we will have to wait for the larger members of the VW rEVolution. So, lets keep this short. The VW ID.3 will have a choice of 3 different battery pack sizes, and will eventually offer all wheel drive as an option. The engineers have maximized the interior space, while keeping the exterior very similar in size to the e-Golf. Everything about it sounds great, but all we can do is look longingly at the photos, and enjoy some videos from VW and Top Gear.
Press Release:
Sep 9, 2019
Note: the ID.3 will not go on sale in North America.
World premiere: With the ID.3, Volkswagen presents the first electric vehicle built on the MEB modular toolkit
Long range: scalable battery system offers ranges of up to 550 kilometers
Electric mobility for all: the basic version of the ID.3 is priced under €30,000
Sustainable mobility: battery, supply chain, production—the ID.3 is delivered to customers as the first Volkswagen product with a CO2-neutral balance
Wolfsburg/Frankfurt — Volkswagen and its customers are launching into a new era of environmentally friendly mobility and will showcase the fully electric ID.3 at IAA 2019. The first model from the MEB product line for electric vehicles demonstrates a CO2-neutral balance and impresses with the high levels of driving dynamics characteristic of electric cars. It has been fully networked and, in the ID.3 1ST special edition, enables electrically powered ranges of up to 420 kilometers (WLTP) with initially three equipment variants. All ID.3 1ST models feature the most popular battery variant that provides a usable energy content of 58 kWh. The series production version will later also offer a smaller battery option with an energy content of 45 kWh and a range of up to 330 kilometers as well as a larger battery with an energy content of 77 kWh and a maximum range of 550 kilometers. Thanks to its fast charging capability, at a charging output of 100 kW it is possible to recharge the ID.3 1ST with enough energy within 30 minutes to cover a range of around 290 kilometers (WLTP)—a significantly longer range than had previously been possible in the compact vehicle segment.
