US EditionVolkswagen shares new range details and more for the affordable ID.Polo EV
- Volkswagen revealed the ID.Polo's official technical specs and driving range, planning to launch it next year with prices starting from 25,000 euros .
- Facing rising competition from China, Volkswagen is launching the ID.Polo family as the first of four affordable EVs using the MEB+ platform and PowerCo cell-to-pack design to cut costs and raise energy density about 10%.
- Volkswagen detailed the batteries and powertrains, with 37 kWh LFP and 52 kWh NMC packs delivering 85 kW to 155 kW outputs; the NMC range reaches 280 miles WLTP and LFP 186 miles.
- The ID.Polo also signals a branding shift as the first 'ID' to bear an established Volkswagen name, built entirely in Europe and aimed at that market with no U.S. availability expected soon.
- Looking at the lineup, Volkswagen plans additional entry-level models after unveiling the ID.Polo interior in January, including the ID.Cross SUV, smaller ID.1, and a sporty GTI variant later.
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More than fifty years after the first polo, Volkswagen wants to rewrite the story – electric, digital and with a familiar name. With a basic price of 25,000 euros, the new ID. Polo electric mobility is supposed to be affordable and as suitable for everyday use as the original of the past. It was the car for millions for decades – now it becomes a car for the new era: the Volkswagen Polo returns, this time as ID. Polo, fully electric and with an …
Volkswagen ID. Polo on the Road to Series Production — Reinventing a Bestseller - CleanTechnica
New entry-level mobility — The ID. Polo is the first of four new Volkswagen electric models in the small car and compact segment, which will be launched from 2026 onwards Wide choice — The ID. Polo will initially be available with three power outputs (85 kW, 99 kW, 155 kW), two battery ... [continued] The post Volkswagen ID. Polo on the Road to Series Production — Reinventing a Bestseller appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Something creaked when Volkswagen sent its first electric cars onto the road. Not just the plastic, but the whole feel. The ID.3 became the symbol of a brand that wanted to move forward too quickly and skipped a few steps in the transition from combustion to electricity. With the new electric Polo, the mood is different.
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