Volkswagen details upcoming EV compact SUV ID.4

MANILA: A new electric SUV is in the horizon for Volkswagen, and they’ve decided to call it the ID.4.

This will be the second model out of the modular electric drive matrix (MEB), coming right behind the ID.3, and will also hit the market as a carbon-neutral vehicle.

Even as an SUV with either a rear-wheel drive or an electric all-wheel-drive platform, Volkswagen promises that the ID.4 will be designed to be very aerodynamic in order to reach the target range of 500 kilometers.

The high-voltage battery will be positioned near the center of the underbody to create a low center of gravity and provide optimum driving dynamics, along with an extremely well-balanced axle load distribution. This will also allow for greater cabin space.

Touch and voice input will be used to engage the fully digital cockpit.

For Volkswagen, the ID.4 and ID.3 represent important milestones in the brand’s bid to become entirely carbon-neutral by 2050 – in line with the Paris climate agreement. Plans have been put in place to reduce the Volkswagen fleet’s CO2-emissions by a third as early as 2025. Volkswagen is currently investing one billion euro to electrify its model range while also offering an increasing number of hybrid vehicles. This is based on the fact that, just like electric powertrains, new mild and plug-in hybrid drives in large-scale product lines such as the all-conquering Golf will significantly help to reduce fleet emissions in the future.

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