VW introduces ID.4 electric SUV with 250 miles of range and a $40k price tag

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/23/21444141/volkswagen-vw-id4-electric-suv-price-range-specs

by w-m • 6 years ago

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The ID 4 will also be VW’s first affordable crossover SUV to reach America, with a suggested retail price of just under $40,000.

Good Lord, in what world do these people live? They're really trying to convince us that forty thousand dollars is an affordable price for a car?

gen3• 6 years ago

“The $40,000 sticker price is slightly more expensive than the average price of a new car purchased in the US of around $36,000. But when you factor in the federal government’s $7,500 tax credit, the ID 4’s sticker price falls to $32,500. “

I think it’s important to remember this is competing against the model 3/Y. This looks to sit slightly cheaper then the 3, and way cheaper then the Y.

flyingfences2• 6 years ago

"Cheaper than Tesla" does not make "affordable" by any means. This author is out of touch.

But VW says it’s really taking aim at a market segment that’s currently dominated by gas-powered vehicles, namely the compact SUV market that includes heavy hitters like the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, and Nissan Rogue. “There is no electric car in this market,” Keogh said.

That's a market that starts $10k lower than their post-credit price, and those credits aren't perpetual.

There are plenty of affordable EVs for sale today, including the Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt, and VW’s own e-Golf.

Again, the author uses that word, "affordable", to describe a $35k vehicle.

pvorb• 6 years ago

VW has to charge an extra fee in case anybody will find out about their new control software.

andrewmcwatters• 6 years ago

Ugly and stupid. I’d just buy a Model 3.

Same problem as BMW’s ugly and stupid electric cars.

nikolay• 6 years ago

Quite the opposite.

VW introduces ID.4 electric SUV with 250 miles of range and a $40k price tag

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