The Volkswagen ID.2, the brand’s most affordable electric car, is real. Volkswagen’s ID.2 has been officially spotted on a test drive for the first time. The sub-25,000 euro ($27,500) electric vehicle is as affordable as a Polo, but still as spacious as a Golf.
Get to know the Volkswagen ID.2 electric car
After introducing the ID.2 concept over a year ago, Volkswagen’s cheapest electric vehicle is now on the market and being tested.
To defend itself against the cheap electric cars from Tesla and Chinese manufacturers, Volkswagen presented the ID.2all concept vehicle last March. It will be positioned below the ID.3 and will have a starting price of under 25,000 euros or around 27,500 dollars.
The electric car “shows where we want to take the brand,” said VW passenger car boss Thomas Shafer.
Based on an updated version of the MEB platform that underlies the current ID models (and Ford’s Electric Explorer and the new Capri EV for Europe), the ID.2 is expected to achieve a WLTP range of up to 450 km.
Volkswagen has adopted design elements from its iconic Golf and Beetle models, but with a modern twist for the electric age. The design gives a taste of VW’s new design language.
With the design of the production models completed, chief designer Andreas Mindt said the ID.2 looks “even better” than the concept.
Volkswagen’s electric car ID.2 spotted for the first time during test drives
Before its official debut, a production model of the ID.2 was spotted racing on the famous Nürburgring race track.
You don’t see much when the body of the ID.3 sits on top, according to AutoExpressBut it’s still an important development given the recent delays to Volkswagen’s Trinity EV.
Volkswagen is postponing the launch of the Trinity, its likely Tesla competitor, to 2032. Meanwhile, the launch of the long-awaited electric Golf could be brought forward to 2029 or earlier.
Following the partnership with Rivian, the electric car manufacturer’s software expertise will help accelerate VW’s development. Handelsblatt According to reports, VW’s MEB platform will be updated to MEB+ in 2026, coinciding with the launch of the ID.2.
With Rivian’s help, the PPE platform that powers the new Porsche Macan EV will receive a software upgrade over the next 36 months.
Volkswagen is expected to unveil the ID.2 production model in late 2025 or early 2026. After that, an SUV crossover version will be added to the lineup as VW tries to secure a position in the future electric car era.
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