Battery size: 57kWh
Miles per kWh: 4.50
E-Rating™: A+
Max charge rate: 100 kW
Range: 250 miles
When we will see the ID Life in the UK?
Volkswagen has confirmed that 2025 is the target date for the ID Life to appear as a production car in showrooms. It will be badged ID.2 to fit in Volkswagen’s ID range and will sit below the current ID.3 which will be approaching replacement by 2025.
Will it only have one battery size?
It’s likely that Volkswagen will offer a variety of battery size options, as it has done with the ID.3 and ID.4. The range is likely to start with a 40kWh pack that will deliver a range of around 130-160 miles. This will be the £20,000 model and is expected to be fairly thin on equipment. A mid-spec 58kWh pack is likely, but due to the space constraints, the larger 77kWh currently offered with both ID. models is unlikely to be offered.
Will there be an ID.1?
We assume so. However, to undercut the ID.2 (ID Life), Volkswagen will need to offer the car for around £16,000. At current battery costs, this would be impossible, so Volkswagen will need to gamble that the wholesale cost of battery cells will continue to fall to make this possible.
Will ŠKODA and SEAT make their own, cheaper, versions?
Nothing has been officially confirmed, but Volkswagen will want a return on its investment in its electric car architecture (called MEB Platform), so will want as many in-house brands to use it. ŠKODA has already hinted at plans to offer a small electric car, so it is likely to use the ID.2’s foundations as a starting point.
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