{"id":10570,"date":"2021-09-09T19:25:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T23:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=10570"},"modified":"2021-09-09T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T23:25:21","slug":"2021-iaa-volkswagen-id-life-the-affordable-electric-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2021\/09\/09\/2021-iaa-volkswagen-id-life-the-affordable-electric-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 IAA: Volkswagen ID. LIFE – The Affordable Electric Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the bigger issues with EVs is cost. At the moment, even entry-level EVs are rather pricey, with MSRPs easily cresting $40,000, even from typically inexpensive brands like Hyundai. However, Volkswagen wants to offer a truly entry-level electric crossover and it put such a car on display at the 2021 IAA<\/a> — the Volkswagen ID. LIFE.<\/p>\n The VW ID. LIFE concept that just debuted in Munich is a preview of an actual production car currently in the works, not just some flash auto show concept car to grab some headlines.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe ID. LIFE is our vision of next-generation fully electric urban mobility. The concept car provides a preview of an ID. model in the small car segment that we will be launching in 2025, priced at around 20,000 euros. This means we are making electric mobility accessible to even more people\u201d, says Ralf Brandst\u00e4tter, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. \u201cIn creating the ID. LIFE, we have consistently focused on the needs of younger customers. We believe that, even more so than today, the car of the future will be about lifestyle and personal expression. The customer of tomorrow won\u2019t simply want to get from A to B; they will be much more interested in the experiences that a car can offer. The ID. LIFE is our answer to this.\u201d<\/p>\n Based on the VW Group’s MEB electric architecture (Audi Q4 e-tron<\/a>, VW ID.3), the Volkswagen ID. LIFE will be front-wheel drive, which is an MEB-first. Typically, MEB cars are rear-wheel drive-based but the ID. LIFE switches it up. The single front-mounted electric motor will make 172 kW (231 horsepower) and will be able to get the ID. Life from 0-100 km\/h (62 mph) in 6.9 seconds. The 57 kWh battery pack will provide up to 400 km (249 miles) of range.<\/p>\n