Volkswagen Compares The New I.D. Concept With The Beetle

VW wants to sell 3 million Electric Vehicles by 2025, concentrating on a brighter, eco-friendly future, and the newly launched I.D. concept represents one of the steps towards the car maker’s goal.

Launched at the Paris Motor Show, the futuristic looking concept actually previews a production model set to hit the market in 2020. It features a completely new design language, developed by Volkswagen specifically for its upcoming electric line-up – which will be comprised of “more than 30 new, purely battery-powered electric vehicles”, scheduled to be launched over the next 10 years.

Underpinned by VW’s MEB platform the I.D. draws power from a 168 hp electric motor that can accelerate the car from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 8 seconds, and onto a top speed of 99 mph (159 km/h). It also has a has a range of 400 to 600 km (249 to 373 miles).

According to Volkswagen the production-variant of the I.D. will be launched parallel to the Golf, and will be configurable with more or less powerful electric motors as well as well as battery packs with differing capacities – depending on the customer needs, of course.

It’s unknown how many of its unique technologies will make it into series production, though, but the I.D. features an advanced head-up display which projects virtual images on the windscreen, self-driving tech, and fast charging.