Volkswagen ID.1: The Dacia Spring is not about to have a competitor

Finally, Volkswagen wants to be serene by announcing that the 10 new electric cars that will be launched by 2026 “” will allow the manufacturer to offer the largest range of electric cars compared to competition. The company is targeting a market share of 80 % in Europe on the electric car, compared to the 70 % previously envisaged“” . Heavy !

Volkswagen “confirms” the ID.1: an electric car at less than 20,000 euros to sow the Dacia Spring

During the presentation of the Volkswagen ID. 2all, an electric car at less than 25,000 euros, the German manufacturer took the opportunity to confirm the arrival of an even cheaper model. Its price: less than 20,000 euros. It could be the hypothetical Volkswagen ID.1.

Article updated on April 12, 2023 : In an interview with the media Automotive News, The boss of Volkswagen, Thomas Schaefer, returned to the future ID.1. This, which should be marketed below 20,000 euros, should arrive ” no later than 2026 or 2027 According to the CEO. Which confirms more or less what the press release of March implied.

Original article, March 16, 2023 : Volkswagen ID.1 and ID.2 are expected of firm foot. It is partly thanks to them that electric cars will really become affordable while being efficient. Wednesday evening March 15, Volkswagen lifted the veil on the concept car Id.2 All that prefigures Volkswagen ID.2 series.

Its technical sheet clearly reminds of a high -end electric car: ultra -fast load in 20 minutes, 450 km range, double interior screen, 226 hp, etc. However, its sale price, when it is marketed in 2025, is announced under 25,000 euros.

On paper, the future Volkswagen ID.2 should replace the polo shirt and the golf, with a length of 4 meters similar to the first, but a habitability and a chest that have nothing to envy with the second. And the Volkswagen e-up in all of this ? Well, Volkswagen also discussed the electric car which can replace it.

A Volkswagen ID.1 under 20,000 euros

It is surely the Volkswagen ID.1 that everyone is talking about, except the manufacturer. The fact remains that the boss of the German group announced the arrival ofAn electric car at less than 20,000 euros in the years to come. Enough to hurt, even very badly, at the Dacia Spring which sells like hotcakes. And do not count on Dacia to come and overshadow this future ID.1: The electric Sandero is not planned before 2028.

If we read between the lines of the press release, we imagine that this will not arrive before 2026. Date on which a compact electric SUV (ID.3 SUV ? Or the Volkswagen Tiguan Electric ?) will also appear.

Finally, Volkswagen wants to be serene by announcing that the 10 new electric cars that will be launched by 2026 “” will allow the manufacturer to offer the largest range of electric cars compared to competition. The company is targeting a market share of 80 % in Europe on the electric car, compared to the 70 % previously envisaged“” . Heavy !

We also learn that the Volkswagen ID. Buzz with elongated wheelbases (and therefore in 7 -seater version and XXL battery) is well planned for 2023. As well as a GTX version as rumors predict it.

After a delay in ignition compared to certain competitors, Volkswagen could therefore strike hard with its future electric cars.

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Volkswagen ID.1: The Dacia Spring is not about to have a competitor

Volkswagen is preparing two new electric city cars. The most important project is undoubtedly the ID.2. The proof, the vehicle will be launched in 2025, but the manufacturer has already presented a concept close to the series.

With the ID.2, VW wants to hit hard, with a starting price under 25.000 €. And no question of sacrificing profitability. In an interview given to Automotive News Europe, the brand boss, Thomas Schäfer, indicates that he wanted a minimum margin of 6 %. To get there, VW will notably bet on a significant increase in production volumes, especially since ID.2 is part of a project including a Skoda and a Cupra. It is the latter who oversees the project with the design of a Meb Entry base, derived from the MeB, but more economical and traction.

And the manufacturer will therefore not stop there. He also formalized the project of an even more affordable trendy car, which must have a basic price below 20.000 €. Thomas Schäfer acknowledges that it is a hell of a challenge for VW. The brand will therefore give itself more time. The boss announces a launch date for 2026, or even 2027.

This therefore leaves a beautiful tranquility to Dacia on the niche of the inexpensive electric car ! Launched in 2021, his Spring is a huge success, with more than 100.000 vehicles ordered in Europe in two years. The car will experience a big update in 2024, with the goal for the brand to keep an attack price at 20.000 € approximately.

It is ultimately the continuation of the Spring that will be in competition with this inexpensive VW. It is still early to think about it, but Dacia should launch a new electric city car by taking up the CMF-BEV platform, soon inaugurated by the R5. On the side of the little Volkswagen, the pattern indicates that the Meb Entry should not be used.

To make his car profitable, VW studies different tracks, for example reducing the size of the battery or finding a partner to share the costs. Even if Thomas Schäfer seems rather to think that it will remain internally, with a development carried by Skoda, which would offer a derivative model, especially for the Indian market.