Volkswagen has reserved the name ID. UP. This could be the name of the electric car priced at 20,000 euros.
Volkswagen submitted an application on October 22 to register the ID. UP trademark with the EU’s EUIPO and Germany’s DPMA. This is likely to be the name for the production version of the ID. EVERY1 concept car, which is the brand’s most affordable electric vehicle. It is set to enter the market in 2027 at a price of around 20,000 euros (approximately 85,000 Polish zlotys). The application was uncovered by the American site Electrek.
The name aligns with earlier reports suggesting Volkswagen wanted to revive the gasoline-powered Up! and move away from the ID.3, ID.4, and ID.5 naming pattern. The first electric vehicle from the former lineup to have a named model was the ID. Polo.
Thomas Schäfer, head of the Volkswagen brand, called this model the “final piece of the puzzle” during the launch of the ID. EVERY1 concept car.
Smaller than the ID. Polo, it features an LFP battery.
The new model will join the Electric Urban Car Family below the ID. Polo. This family also includes the ID. Cross, Cupra Raval, and Skoda Epiq. All of them are based on the MEB+ platform, feature front-wheel drive, and share over 80% of their components. Since the start of mass production in June, the family has received nearly 150,000 orders. The base versions of the ID. Polo and ID. Cross cost 24,995 and 27,995 euros respectively, so the ID. UP is expected to be about 5,000 euros cheaper than the Polo.
Volkswagen still keeps most details secret. Electrek expects the ID. UP to use the same 37 kWh LFP battery as the ID. Polo, as it is a cheaper chemistry. The ID. Polo with this battery can travel up to 334 km according to WLTP standards. Meanwhile, Volkswagen itself promises “at least 250 km” of range for the smaller car without specifying the testing cycle. A cautious claim is better than an exaggerated one, but it’s hard to say before launch which figure will be closer to reality.
The powertrain features a new engine with 70 kW (94 HP) of power, and the top speed is 130 km/h. The car is expected to be 3880 mm long, placing it between the old Up! (3600 mm) and the ID. Polo (4053 mm). Volkswagen promises four seats and a trunk with a capacity of 305 liters.
The ID. UP will be one of nine new models the brand plans to introduce by 2027.
Software from a company associated with Rivian
Serial ID. THE ID. EVERY1 is set to be one of the first vehicles to feature SDV’s zone-based architecture (software-defined vehicle). In this zone-based system, a few large controllers replace dozens of small ones. The architecture is being developed by RV Tech, a joint venture between Volkswagen and Rivian. In March, the company tested it on the ID. EVERY1 concept car as well as on Audi and Scout reference vehicles, checking out over-the-air updates. According to Volkswagen, the system is intended to enable “highly automated driving functions” and advanced multimedia capabilities, with OTA updates expected to be available continuously.
The group plans to install this architecture in electric vehicles for markets in the Western Hemisphere, but the cheapest model will not be available in the U.S. Instead, the U.S. will get the ID. Tiguana, which will replace the ID.4 in 2027 and also the ID.5 in Europe. Production of the ID. Tiguana has already begun in Emden, and in Poland, prices start at 163,390 zł. There is no price list for the ID. UP in Poland yet.
Source: Electrek
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