Volkswagen ID.7 Entered Production In Germany

Volkswagen has formally began manufacturing of its all-new, all-electric ID.7 sedan at its plant in Emden, Germany, which can also be producing the ID.4 mannequin.

This can be a symbolic begin of sequence manufacturing (a small manufacturing run was launched in June). The producer already accepts orders in Germany and the primary buyer deliveries will seemingly start this fall.

Let’s recall that the Emden plant was recently affected by insufficient demand (for the ID.4), which on the finish of June resulted in a two-week-long cancellation of late shifts, prolonged plant holidays, and a call to postpone the launch of the third shift for the autumn. In different phrases, transferring ahead, all the pieces depends on the demand of the ID.4 (additionally produced in Zwickau) and the brand new ID.7.

The Volkswagen ID.7 is a brand new MEB-based mannequin, which initially shall be outfitted with a 77-kilowatt-hour battery (usable capability out of about 81 kWh complete) recognized from the ID.3 and ID.4. Driving vary of the ID.7 Professional trim is predicted to be 382 miles (615 km) within the European WLTP check cycle.

Later, there shall be an extra and fully new battery possibility – 86 kWh of usable capability (91 kWh complete), which ought to give the ID.7 Pro S trim a WLTP range of 435 miles (700 km). It is not clear when precisely the brand new battery will arrive. The brand new battery can settle for as much as 200 kilowatts of DC charging, whereas the smaller one as much as 170 kW.

One other attention-grabbing factor is the electrical motor. The Volkswagen ID.7, as the primary MEB-based mannequin, shall be outfitted with the new APP550 electric motor, which has a power output of up to 210 kW. For reference, Volkswagen beforehand was utilizing a 150 kW motor within the rear (and an extra 80 kW motor within the entrance in AWD variations).

The Volkswagen ID.7 is rear-wheel drive, however there is a chance that an all-wheel drive version (named GTX in Europe), will also be introduced.

The Volkswagen ID.7 is scheduled to enter the North American market in 2024. It will likely be bought additionally in China, but locally produced by two joint ventures – FAW-Volkswagen and SAIC Volkswagen.