Volkswagen Has Already Delivered 14,000 ID.3 EVs In Europe

Volkswagen has already delivered more than 14,000 units of its all-electric ID.3 compact hatchback.

That’s a pretty impressive number considering that the ID.3 started reaching European customers only six weeks ago. Mind you, due to software problems, customers cannot use all vehicle functions just yet. More importantly, Volkswagen has around 38,000 orders for the ID.3, which means there are still 24,000 units left to deliver at this moment.

“So far there have been around 38,000 orders, and more than 14,000 vehicles have already been delivered”, a VW Group spokesman told Germany’s DPA news agency. The very first VW ID.3 was handed over to a customer in Dresden in mid-September.

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VW brand CEO Ralf Brandstätter behind the wheel of the ID.3

The carmaker’s assessment regarding the ID.3 is positive, despite the delayed start caused by software issues. VW was forced to start deliveries with some features disabled; models delivered in September lacked the App Connect function and the distance feature in the head-up display. VW promised to activate them with a software update at the beginning of 2021.

VW wants the ID.3 to become the Golf of the electric age and bring e-mobility into everyday life. For that to happen, the automaker has poured huge investments in the ID.3, as well as the ID.4 compact SUV and ID.Buzz minivan.

By 2024, VW plans to invest €33 billion ($39 billion) in the expansion of e-mobility as it aims to become the market leader in battery-electric vehicles.