Volkswagen has just presented its ID.2all concept (which’can be translated into ID, its 100% electric range, “to all”, for all) that gives a good overview of its future offer of’Basic level.
Yo’The production ID.2 will be presented in 2025, for a commercial launch in 2026, with the aim of offering this car the size of’a Polo for less than 25,000 euros. A potential future competitor to the Renault R5 and “Model 2,” the unofficial name of the future $25,000 Tesla.”
VW ID.2: Volkswagen’s revenge on the’electric
While sales of its 2019-launched ID range are struggling to take off, Volkswagen has just revealed what should really allow it to gain momentum in this market.’electric. A market still largely dominated by Tesla in 2022… and Chinese manufacturers, for the moment quite concentrated in their local market, but which are beginning to position themselves in Europe with models that have an unbeatable value for money, as is the case of the compact. MG4.
In China, Volkswagen is currently the market leader for all engines combined, with 3.15 million sales in 2022. But its sales of 100% electric models account for just 5% of this total.
The promise?
At 4 meters long, this ID.2 approaches the’current pole. But with an interior closer to that of’a Golf, thanks to the space saved by the electric motor.
Essential point for an electric car: l’autonomy. Volkswagen announces “until’450 km”, but without specifying if this will affect the version of less than 25,000 euros. The same happens with the load capacity, which would allow going from 10 to 80%.’autonomy in 20 minutes in a fast direct current terminal, and up to’to 11 kW in alternating current.
A single engine should be proposed, located in the’before, it will offer 166 kW of power, or 226 horsepower.
The only certainty: Volkswagen intends to offer a fairly complete model, even’Entry-level, with the latest version of its “Travel Assist” (adaptive cruise control and monitoring of road lines) and, fortunately, even an electric route planner.
Yo’cabin presented in the ID.2all concept offers a modern presentation, to see also if it will be the’indoor version d’Basic level. problem, yes’is the case, it could hurt the sales of the’current ID.3d’by 2026. A model that will be redesigned very soon, but with an interior very close to the first generation, which does not’It has not been spared from criticism and software bugs.
Currently: an e-Up! at 27,945 euros
Currently, Volkswagen’s electric range in France starts with the e-Up! from 27,945 euros (bonus of 5,000 euros not discounted). A 3.5 meter model, almost 50 centimeters shorter than’a Polo and the future ID.2.
It is a 32.3 kWh battery, with a theoretical autonomy of 260 km, and a motor of’a power of 61 kW (83 horsepower).
Yo’The restyled ID.3 should start just under 40,000 euros.
Renault R5: the return of the affordable made in France?
In February 2021, Renault presents its R5 concept, presented as quite close to the final version. Yo’The goal is still to market it in 2024, expecting a presentation of the production model at the end of 2023.
The promise?
This model should inaugurate a new CMF-BEV platform. This technical base, a cousin of the CMF-B dedicated to heat engines, but here adapted to electric ones. It allows the use of many common components: “front axle, air conditioning”, Gilles Le Borgne, director of R&D of the Renault Group, listed us in particular during the last Paris Motor Show.’Car.
A platform on which the future 4L and Nissan Micra will also be based, enough to lower costs and offer the R5 below 25,000 euros.
If this R5 has to come off the chains of the’The Douai (North) plant, like the latest Mégane E-Tech, must also limit its costs by taking advantage of the new Electricity Pole. With a vast majority of providers eventually being within 300 kilometers of this site.
Few details have yet been leaked about the’offer of’entry range, both in terms of its autonomy, its recharging capacity and the power of its engine. We were simply talking about a version with a small battery (40 kWh, 300 km of’autonomy), which would start below 25,000 euros.
Currently: a Twingo at 25,250 euros
Yo’The electric offer currently starts at 25,250 euros (5,000 euros bonus not discounted) with the Twingo E-Tech (4 seats). There is a 22 kWh battery for an announced autonomy of 190 km. the engine in’the rear offers 60 kW (81 horsepower).
against’it is above all the Zoé, which will be replaced by the R5 with a similar format, about 4 meters long, which risks d’have a difficult end of life. The versatile city car currently offers 395 km
Tesla “Model 2”: the future bestseller of the leader of the’electric
In September 2020, during’a “Battery Day” organized in the midst of Covid (photo above), Elon Musk announces the project of offering a Tesla at $25,000, three years later…
D.’where some expectation around the recent “Investor Day” where we expected details about this project, to finally settle for’a rather general presentation of Tesla’s plan to improve its production processes and eventually lead to this $25,000 model. We are still quite far from the presentation of’a serial model.
As a reminder, Tesla had unveiled the Model 3 prototype in March 2016, with first US deliveries in July 2017 (but the $35,000 version was not’it is proposed that’from February 2019 in the configurator). In Europe, deliveries began in early 2019.
The promise?
In the end, we don’t know much about this future model aside from its $25,000 price target. north tesla’never mentioned the’the autonomy or power of this model, will continue…
Currently: a Model 3 at 44,990 euros
Since the recent price cut operated by Tesla, model 3 from 44,990 euros (bonus of 5,000 euros not discounted). For this price, this version offers an announced range of 491 km, a top speed of 225 km/h and a 0 to 100 km/h time of 6.1 seconds. Tesla has not communicated since 2017 battery capacity or power figures (with rare exceptions, such as with the latest Tesla Model S and X Poster with 1020 horses announced on its official website).
Source: BFM TV
