Volkswagen is accelerating its focus on affordable electric vehicles. The company revealed a bold strategy to expand access to e-mobility, with a new entry-level model priced around €20,000.

Volkswagen has been dangling its €20,000 electric car out there for more than four years so you'd be forgiven if you've already dismissed it as vaporware. Originally slated to launch in 2025, the bargain-basement EV is running a little late,

Volkswagen releases teaser of its upcoming affordable entry-level EV. Volkswagen plans to get the show car ready by the beginning of March. The world premiere of the production-spec is scheduled for 2027.

To clarify, this electric model is separate from the ID.2, which is still scheduled to hot production either towards the very end of 2025 or early 2026; that model will be based off the ID.2all concept car. Volkswagen says it plans on launching nine new car models between now and 2027, including this entry-level EV and the ID.2.

Volkswagen has shared the first official teaser of its upcoming entry-level EV for Europe, dubbed ID.One. The model will be launched in 2027 with a starting price of €20,000 ($20,800), serving as a successor to the discontinued VW Up!.

Volkswagen is working on an entry-level electric vehicle that will sell for a base price of €20,000 ($21,000). The company has already given its own employees a look at its initial design during a meeting in Wolfsburg,

Volkswagen is set to unveil its most affordable electric car yet, with plans to showcase a new entry-level model priced at less than £17,000 within the coming weeks. The German automaker revealed the plans during a meeting at its Wolfsburg facility,

Volkswagen is launching a €20,000 (~A$33,000) electric vehicle in Europe from 2027, aiming to go head-on with affordable Chinese rivals.