Volkswagen is carrying out an ambitious project regarding the electrification of its range of passenger cars. However, according to reports from Autocar who had the opportunity to speak with CEO Ralf Brandstatter, the German manufacturer has “streamlined” its original plans for the range of electric IDs. The brand again confirmed that there is no longer any intention of taking the ID on the road. Buggy. It concept of this particular electric Dune Buggy presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019 it was really liked because of its unusual style.
The specifications were also interesting as the powertrain consisted of an electric motor capable of delivering a total of 150 kW. L’autonomy reached about 250 km. Plans to bring this car to its debut called for construction to be entrusted to the German company e.Go Mobile which, however, then failed. Now, yet another confirmation arrives that this project has been definitively put in the drawer.
My Volkswagen he doesn’t even intend, for the moment, to create an electric model for off-road vehicles as it seemed in the past. Not too long ago the ID was speculated. Ruggdzz, a sort of 4X4 electric SUV designed to compete with models of the caliber of the BMW iX3. The German brand makes it known that it actually made a scale model of this vehicle that had a similar style to that of the Land Rover Discovery but was never publicly shown.
This project too has been shelved, at least for the moment given that the priorities are quite different. If it ever comes, it will only debut far ahead in time.
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