When a scandal broke out associated with the deception of the Volkswagen auto concern commissions on the supervision of the amount of harmful gases emitted by its diesel cars into the atmosphere (the concern with the help of special software underestimated the amount of harmful gases), the public met this news with surprise, anger and disappointment. The automaker, in turn, responded to these accusations with the only right decision - he apologized and promised to correct it. And it seems that the company is really going to pay more attention to more “clean” products and electric vehicles. Volkswagen has pledged to launch 30 all-electric models over the next 10 years.
Just the other day, the German auto company presented a new concept of an electric vehicle, which in the future could make not only General Motors worry with its new Chevrolet Bolt EV car, but also Tesla itself.
The presentation of the new Volkswagen ID concept was held at the Paris Motor Show. Fully electric, compact urban hatchback, endowed with the functions of unmanned control, Volkswagen promises to release in 2020. The power reserve of a single battery charge, according to the information of the German automaker, will be from 400 to 600 kilometers. Which, in turn, is more than the same Tesla Model 3 (346 km on one charge) and Chevrolet Bolt EV (383 kilometers on one charge).
Volkswagen promises that the price of this model "will be comparable to well-equipped Golf models." As for the technical characteristics, the declared power of the electric motor is 168 liters. with. Before the "hundred" electric car can accelerate in 8 seconds. In this case, the maximum speed will be 160 kilometers per hour, which is more than enough for a compact city car.
Of course, the Volkswagen ID concept electric car shown at the Paris Motor Show is more like a space shuttle than a production-ready copy. The exterior, like the interior of the novelty, can be described as a kind of blend of Apple aesthetics with light-cycles from the movie “Tron”. Most likely, the production model of this model somewhat grows this gloss and will get more practical details. In principle, this is not surprising. It always happens. In addition, Volkswagen calls this concept the beginning of a new line of all-electric cars.
Whether you like it or not, the future of the automotive industry will be entirely related to unmanned technology and simplifying the communication of owners with their cars. And the presented concept Volkswagen already allows us to look at this future with one eye. Take at least technology authorization. Each client of the company will be listed in a special Volkswagen database, which will show data on his preferences in the temperature inside the cabin, navigation settings, mobile contacts, and so on. A person will be able to download all these data to the car system through his smartphone, which promises to simplify the process of individual settings for each owner.
The massive version of the concept ID will be sold along with the Golf model in 2020. The unmanned version will have to wait at least until 2025. In total, Volkswagen hopes to reach the annual level of 1 million sold electric vehicles by 2025.
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