05-03-2025
VW ID. Every1 Is an Affordable, All-Electric Compact EV
Volkswagen is showing off a concept battery-electric vehicle that is set to fill the hole in the brand's portfolio made with the Up!'s departure.
VW says a production version of the ID. Every1 should arrive in 2027.
The concept hatchback features a 94-hp motor that drives the front wheels.
Volkswagen Up! fans, it looks like VW isn't abandoning the small car after all. Instead, it appears Volkswagen is pushing the Up! successor into its battery-electric line of ID. cars.
Meet the Volkswagen ID. Every1—a spiritual successor to the VW Up!, which could have a production version as early as 2027 with an affordable entry price.
Powering this battery-electric show car is a 94-hp electric motor driving the front wheels. According to VW, this is good enough to jettison this concept car to its 81-mph top speed.
Volkswagen didn't give too many details about this concept's battery pack, but does note the production version will ride on the brand's front-wheel-drive MEB architecture and can travel 155 miles on a single charge.
More important than the powertrain, this all sits underneath the new ID. Every1 shell. This concept's footprint is roughly about the same length as a 1980 VW Golf at 152.8 inches.
This also puts it between the former VW Up! and VW Polo. The concept is 71.5 inches wide, which dwarfs the first-gen Golf's 63.4-inch-wide shell. It's also wider than the VW Polo.
On the inside, this show car could hint at the future of VW's ID. EVs. The dashboard is home to a large, central touchscreen, with the driver display integrated into the dashboard. The company says most of the fabric comes from recycled PET bottles.
Volkswagen says a production version of the ID. Every1 is coming in 2027 and should have a starting price of around 20,000 euros. Of course, it's hard to say if this VW will join the US lineup of BEVs, but judging by VW's ID. 7 sedan's fate, it might not be likely.
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