- Sneak peak of affordable EV released by VW Group
- German car giant says it aims to make ‘electro-mobility attractive for everyone‘
- Former concept car will be available from 2027 for around £16,500
Car manufacturing giant Volkswagen has unveiled plans for a new “affordable, high quality” entry-level electric vehicle (EV) model to make clean mobility more accessible, which it plans to present to the public in March.
Volkswagen said the car, which it described as the “Champions League of automobile manufacturing”, will be available in 2027 at a base price of £16,500 (€20,000) , in a bid to help make it more attractive for a wider variety of consumers.
Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, says the EV is all part of the manufacturers presenting its future plans of the VW brand and that it is a “key step in making electro-mobility attractive for everyone”.
“We have embarked on the largest future plan in the history of Volkswagen. We are now following an ambitious course with a view to ensuring we reach the targets jointly agreed,” he said at a work meeting held in Wolfsburg.
Low-cost, entry-level mobility in the electric era will be one of the cornerstones of the brand’s future plan, according to Schäfer.
The new EV model is part of the new electric small car range developed under the umbrella of the Brand Group Core within the Volkswagen Group.
“The model range includes compact all EVs based on the new stage in the evolution of the modular electric drive platform,” Schäfer explained.
The first new model will be the production version of the ID.2 all show car, which is to reach dealerships in 2026, as Volkswagen’s first all-electric small car – at a base price of less than €25,000,” Schäfer added.
