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Tesla Competition Warming up with New Volkswagen IDs

posted by martyb on Tuesday July 28 2020, @06:10AM   Printer-friendly
from the ro-o-o-a-a-rrrrrr^W-whir-r-r-r dept.

quietus writes:

Last week Monday VW opened up its pre-orders list for the ID.3, its first all-electric car built on its MEB platform. A week later, and 37,000 customers have put €1000 [~1,176 USD] in advance already.

There are a couple of reasons for the apparent enthusiasm. First the range, going from an official 330 km [~200 mi] (45kWh battery) standard range over 420 km [~250 mi] (58kWh) medium to 550 km [~330 mi] (77kWh) for the long range battery. Practical range is estimated at 260, 330 and 430 km. [~156, ~200, and ~260 mi],

Second the price. The standard version comes in at €21,000 [~24,700 USD] in Germany (€30,000 [~35,300 USD] list price, €9,000 [~10,600 USD] subsidy). Medium range has a list price of €36,000 [~42,300 USD], for the maximum range the price is not yet known, but below €50,000 [~58,800 USD].

The car is rear-wheel driven by an 150kW motor, with top speed limited at 160 km/h [~100 mph]. Torque is 310Nm, delivering 0-60 kph [~37 mph] in 3.7 seconds (1st version; the standard version 9 seconds).

No talk about autonomous driving though: only lane assist and adaptive cruise control are provided.

Delivery of the car starts in September. There are no plans to bring the ID.3 to the US. Volkswagen said it is on track to deliver 70,000 ID.3's by year's end, and an additional 30,000 upcoming ID.4 SUVs along with that. Tesla, in contrast, sold more than 90,000 of its cars last quarter alone.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 28 2020, @08:05PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 28 2020, @08:05PM (#1027757)

    I'm all "rah rah rah" for the electric car revolution, but I'm not going to waste your time or mine trying to fit a round peg in a square hole. The electric cars today fit best in a suburban or urban environment, for people who only drive more than 150 miles a day a few times a year. On those days, you just rent something that can travel further. I do know Tesla owners that take longer trips, but they're in areas with an impressive amount of charging stations and a lot of the country still isn't covered.

    I live in the suburbs and I already have a combustion engine minivan in the driveway. A second electric vehicle would suit us just fine. When I had a commute, I was driving 24k miles per year but almost never more than 150 miles on any single day.

    If you desperately want an electric car, move. (That was a joke.)