Volkswagen provides a preview of an entry-level electric model

Since the iconic Beetle, the term is over used today but the Beetle does genuinely merit the moniker, Volkswagen has been a leading maker of affordable mobility for millions of people with compact and likeable cars. The ID. EVERY1 is an entry-level all-electric model. Volkswagen will launch the production version in 2027 – with a starting price of around £17,000. The ID. 2all will be launched in the £21,400 class as early as in 2026. Both models are part of the new Electric Urban Car Family with front-wheel drive, which is being developed by the Volkswagen Group. 

With the European launch from 2026, Volkswagen will aim to offer a diverse range from efficient combustion-engine models and advanced hybrids to future-oriented all-electric vehicles. The production version of the ID. EVERY1 will be the first model in the entire Group to use a fundamentally new, particularly powerful software architecture.  This means that the future entry-level Volkswagen can be equipped with new functions throughout its entire life cycle if its users so wish. Even after purchase of a new car, the vehicle can still be individually adapted to their needs.

The up! – the immediate predecessor of the ID. EVERY1 – built until 2023 still presents well with a distinctive design, VW say the ID. EVERY1 and its siblings aim to follow in that path. The concept vehicle reaches a top speed of 80 mph and is powered by a newly developed electric drive motor with 70 kW (95 PS). VW claim the range is at least 250 kilometres. With a length of 3,880 mm, the ID. EVERY1 is positioned between the former up! (3,600 mm), the ID. 2all (4,050 mm) and the current Polo (4,074 mm). Inside, it offers space for four people and a luggage compartment volume of 305 litres. 

Volkswagen will give a further preview of its Electric Urban Car Family in the autumn. 

Words by Mark Slack