re: The Volkswagen ID.3 electric car with a 550 km range Volkswagen I.D. Neo, VW's 2019 electric hatch!
- Volkswagen's first electric I.D. car will go on sale in 2019 with three versions offering different ranges. Quote:
The entry-level car will have a WLTP range of 330km (205 miles), and it will also have more limited performance. If people want a faster car then will need a bigger battery
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For the mid-spec, we have actually exceeded our target, which was 400km (250 miles). It’s more than that - closer to 450 (280 miles).
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Yet to finalize the range topping model.
- I.D. will be a five-door hatchback roughly the same size as a current Golf.
- Code-named NEO, will have unusually long wheelbase to offer the same interior space as a Passat.
- Most modest I.D. hatch will get a 48kWh battery and that it will be available for the price of a well-specced diesel Golf - or around £27,500
- Long wheelbase on even the I.D. hatchback - around 2.83 metres, or more than 20cm longer than a current five-door Golf’s. Quote:
The car will have a charging point at the rear of the driver’s side in the UK, and it will offer two forms of AC charging - 7.2kW and 11kW - plus DC charging at up to 125kW, the maximum that can be achieved with the car’s 400-volt electrical systems
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- The chassis also includes a large area ahead of the dashboard - space freed up by the lack of a combustion engine - that VW will use to install a projection system for an augmented reality navigation display. Quote:
The car should be revealed in full in the final quarter of 2019, although UK sales aren’t likely until early 2020.
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