Volkswagen ID.2all concept hints at Polo-sized EV due in 2025

Volkswagen has revealed a new concept car that hints at a more affordable EV due on sale in 2025.

Currently, there is a lack of low-cost electric models, and looking at Volkswagen specifically, its current cheapest EV is the ID.4, which starts from £38,845. But Volkswagen is planning to introduce an electric car costing ‘less than €25,000 (£22,000) with the ID.2.

Showcasing a new design direction for electric Volkswagen, the firm says it is wanting to introduce a ‘friendly face’ to its cars.

Volkswagen says the ID.2 will be ‘as spacious as a Golf and inexpensive as a Polo’ with this new EV and says it will offer spaciousness ‘exceeding that of larger vehicles’. At 4.05m in length and 1.81m in width, it shows the ID.2 will offer a very similar footprint to Volkswagen’s current Polo.

The ID.2all concept uses a front-wheel-drive powertrain developing 223bhp, with Volkswagen claiming a range of ‘approximately 450km (280 miles), as well as a 10 to 80 per cent charge taking just 20 minutes.

This year sees the arrival of the updated ID.3, long-wheelbase ID.Buzz with seven seats and the ID.7 saloon, with these models being part of the 10 new electric Volkswagens due on sale by 2026.

Volkswagen has also said a ‘compact electric SUV’ is due in 2026, and that it is also working on an even cheaper EV city car (likely as a replacement for the current Up!), which is set to have a price of less than €20,000 (£17,558).