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According to foreign media Motor 1.com, the golf series will usher in a pure electric version, which will be released in March, replacing the previous ID. Life concept car.
Named after ID.2, this new car may be based on the latest design concept displayed by Volkswagen ID. Life concept car, and the official design may be unveiled in March this year. ID.2 will be the first car built by Volkswagen Group based on MEB Plus platform. The production version may be launched in 2025, and the starting price may be 22,500 euros (equivalent to about 65.438+65 million yuan).
First of all, based on MEB-Plus, Volkswagen launched a golf pure electric vehicle.
▲ Volkswagen ID. Life form effect diagram
In terms of size, the length of ID.2 may be around 4250mm, which is between the Golf Fuel Edition and the Polo. Because the new car will adopt pure electric structure, it will shorten the front and rear suspension of the car body, maximize the wheelbase, and maintain the internal space roughly equivalent to the golf series, which is basically similar to the current golf in actual riding experience. In addition, the weight of the new car is expected to be between 1600kg- 1700kg.
▲ Volkswagen ID. Living room renderings
The new car will adopt a shape closer to the hatchback hatchback. Although no interior information was exposed, foreign media speculated that it would adopt an interior style similar to ID. Series.
As a production car, this new electric car is expected to become the first Volkswagen Group car based on the MEB-Plus platform in 2025. The new car may use lithium iron phosphate battery, and the charging speed can reach 200 kilowatts.
▲ Volkswagen ID. Life model diagram
In terms of power, although MEB-Plus is a front-drive electric platform, it can also support a dual-motor four-wheel drive power system. According to foreign media forecasts, the new car will launch a single-motor predecessor version in the early stage, and it is likely to launch a four-wheel drive version with dual motors in the later stage. It is not ruled out that a high-performance golf GTI pure electric version will be launched later.
Second, support more durable Volkswagen to launch MEB plus pure electric platform.
▲ Volkswagen MEB-Plus
As early as the end of 2022, according to the official information released by Volkswagen, Volkswagen plans to increase investment and further research and development on the pure level platform in the next few years, and the MEB platform will be upgraded to the MEB-Plus platform. According to the plan, its charging speed, battery capacity and digital architecture will be fully optimized.
For example, on the MEB-Plus platform, the autopilot function will have a chance to be significantly improved. The MEB-Plus platform will adopt Volkswagen's next-generation battery technology with a cruising range of 700 kilometers.
In addition, the MEB-Plus platform will greatly reduce the charging time, and the highest charging power in the future will reach nearly 200 kilowatts. The product selection based on MEB plus platform will be more abundant, covering vehicles in different fields such as high performance and luxury.
MEB-Plus also adopts Qualcomm Snapdragon Ride, which will further enhance its autonomous driving capability.
Third, compulsory sales is the general trend of the industry.
After occupying the first place in the 14 European automobile sales list, Volkswagen Golf was finally replaced by Peugeot 208 Super mini in 2022. In the ranking of European automobile sales in 2022, golf ranked fifth, followed by Dacia Sandro, T-Roc and Fiat/abate. Some foreign media speculated that Volkswagen launched the golf pure electric vehicle just to revive sales.
▲ The EU passed a proposal to stop selling new fuel vehicles in 2035.
In addition, with the official adoption of the proposal of the European Union to stop selling new fuel vehicles in 2035, it is a general trend for electric vehicles to replace fuel vehicles in the European automobile consumption market, and the development of electric vehicles has become the top priority of new car development.
In this context, the public must plan ahead and begin to seek transformation. There are rumors that Volkswagen is building a more popular model for the upcoming wave of car-making in the electric vehicle industry. The release of the new ID.2 car may be a key step in the transformation of the public.
Auto weekly Autocar also has evidence that. Volkswagen's Life concept car launched at 202 1 Munich International Automobile Association is almost out of date, and Volkswagen will launch a new car next month.
Conclusion: Volkswagen is still accelerating the electrification transformation.
Looking back on the process of mass electrification transformation, it can be roughly divided into three stages: testing water, transformation and acceleration. From the initial launch of pure electric vehicles on low-end brands to the determination of electrification transformation at the group level, it is planned to launch more than 80 electric vehicles by 2025, and all its models will have at least one electric vehicle by 2030.
It can be seen that with the changes in the environment of the automobile industry, the electrification transformation of Volkswagen continues.
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