{"id":234218,"date":"2022-11-02T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=234218"},"modified":"2022-11-02T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:13:11","slug":"four-new-ev-models-coming-from-volkswagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2022\/11\/four-new-ev-models-coming-from-volkswagen\/","title":{"rendered":"Four New EV Models Coming from Volkswagen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thomas Schaefer, the new CEO of Volkswagen who took over for Ralf Brandst\u00e4tter as the firm’s top executive in April, informed reporters the company plans to introduce 10 new electric-powered ID models by the end of 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schaefer named four upcoming models out of the 10 BEVs the carmaker plans to release over the next four years: an ID.2 hatchback and ID.2X SUV, which will act as entry points into VW’s EV line-up, as well as an ID.3X SUV and ID.6 sedan. The plans were reported by Wards Auto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s confirmed for production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The ID.Buzz could serve as VW’s EV flagship alongside the ID.6, reports suggest.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The ID.2 models will be built by Volkswagen Auto Group\u2019s SEAT division at the company\u2019s plant in Martorell, Spain near Barcelona. These models are about the size of VW\u2019s\u00a0Polo and T-Cross models, both of which are sold in Europe and unlikely to reach the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will replace VW\u2019s Up subcompact line and use a version of VW\u2019s MEB electric-vehicle architecture designed for entry-level vehicles. As such, it uses a smaller battery, which minimizes costs, and is being co-developed with VW\u2019s Czech-based Skoda brand. The company expects the ID.2 models to start at less than \u20ac25,000, or $24,655.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ID.3X is also being developed and, as the name suggests, it will slot below the ID.4 in the VW line-up and will most likely use the existing MEB EV platform. Going forward, ID SUV models will be designated by an X in their naming nomenclature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new sedan in the States?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Volkswagen ID.6 is expected to debut at CES in January, taking its look from the VW ID.Aero sedan concept, above.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For U.S. buyers, the biggest news will be the debut of the ID.6 sedan, which is slated to debut in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Taking its look from the ID.Aero sedan concept<\/a><\/strong>, the sedan is expected to be the ID line\u2019s flagship, although the ID. Buzz will also serve that function. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The all-electric replacement for the Passat, which is ending production in the U.S. market, is expected to each Chinese showrooms in the second half of 2023. The new model places its batteries and motors below the load floor, as in all new EVs. By freeing space traditionally occupied by an internal combustion engine, the new model should have an exceptionally roomy cabin.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the new models use the company\u2019s MEB architecture, it is slated to be replaced by the company\u2019s new Scalable Systems Platform or SPP later in the decade. And what this means for longstanding popular nameplates like the Golf and Polo remains to be seen, as well as how many of these ID models will reach U.S. shores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Volkswagen sells only the ID.4 in the U.S., but\u00a0has added a more affordable model for 2023<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s just the start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Volkswagen plans to revive the Scout as an all-electric brand in the U.S. for 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

While some ID models will reach U.S. showrooms, they eventually could be overshadowed as Volkswagen plans to relaunch the Scout brand<\/a><\/strong>, which analysts see as necessary in the U.S. if the automaker hopes to capture a large slice of the EV market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ID group of vehicles are just electric Volkswagens, and the problem with breaking into the EV market is you have to bring something more than just electrification,\u201d Sam Fiorani, vice president, Global Vehicle Forecasting at AutoForecast Solutions LLC said to TheDetroitBureau.com in July. \u201cNobody has the cachet to transform themselves from ICE to EV simply by electrifying their vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why Volkswagen is reviving the Scout brand<\/a><\/strong> for an all-electric truck and SUV for the U.S. with the first deliveries expected to arrive in 2026. The new Scouts will be designed, engineered and built in the U.S. for American consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Scout name was first used by International Harvester for its 1961 International Scout SUV, and it competed with the Jeep CJ and Ford Bronco. The model survived until 1980.\u00a0International Harvester became Navistar after filing for bankruptcy in 1985. VW acquired Navistar in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW’s new CEO confirmed four new all-electric ID models; TheDetroitBureau.com has the details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13752,"featured_media":227245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7,8,5,1164,2648,1347,9],"tags":[8497,8498,8499,4035,745],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13752"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234218"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234232,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234218\/revisions\/234232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234218"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=234218"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=234218"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=234218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}