Volkswagen says early ID.3 reservation holders can begin placing firm orders for their cars next week, but may have to wait until the end of this year to drive one with all its software issues resolved.
The Volkswagen ID lineup, led by the ID.3, has been getting a good deal of attention outside of EV world and all across the auto industry, including winning several recent design awards.
Customers in Europe who have a reservation for a Volkswagen ID.3 First can place their orders starting June 17. The company says it plans to deliver all 30,000 of them simultaneously.
Volkswagen has released several videos that show some of the features of its ID.3 electric car that goes on sale this summer.
The most popular CleanTechnica articles of the past week, naturally, included a few pieces related to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic that’s shutting down half the world. Otherwise, hot topics were the Tesla Model Y (have to wonder how much this vehicle would dominate some portions of the news and public consciousness if not for COVID-19), the Volkswagen ID.3 and overall ID lineup/strategy, and other EV and Tesla news and analyses.
Volkswagen says its new ID.3 electric cars will be cheaper to own than a gas or diesel powered equivalent. Deliveries are on track for this summer.
Volkswagen has published new photos of its ID.4 electric SUV that goes into production later this year.
Ford may be teaming up with Volkswagen to bring a new “baby” Mustang Mach-E electric SUV to market. The new car reportedly will be based on the MEB chassis.
People who attended an event for ID.3 reservation holders in Denmark last week were greeted with some bad news. Deliveries will be delayed at least until August.
Below is a Volkswagen press release from early December. We don’t typically publish straight press releases, but I figured this one could be a useful point of reference in years to come. There isn’t an enormous amount of information here, but there is a basic explanation of how the VW ID.3’s battery system is set up, including certain key specs and figures. Read on if you are curious.
