Give it NACS. Just give up the ghost. Electrify America sucks and it’s a major turn off for most people.
They’re too expensive. Maybe they will have more success with the ID.2All
Just too expensive. It could look a bit more zippy but the price is the real turn off.
The IDs and the Born are overpriced and have an old fashioned infotainment. I was thinking to buy the ID7 pr the iD5 GTX, but they cost so much more than my Tesla and both offer less than a Skoda Superb or a Passat.
Tell me about it. What do you think is old fashioned?
I mean you are driving a car that can’t even do Apple CarPlay.
Send the ID.3 to the US. I’d rather have that than the ID.4 I bought last year
The ID4 in the US is cheaper than the id3
What issues are you facing with ID4?
“People aren’t buying our overpriced, old tech cars. Blame it on demand!”
Exactly. There is absolutely no problem with the demand for BEVs, even in this economically unstable time. Just ask Tesla and BYD, and several other BEV makers. The truth is the car has to be really good, and the VW ID3 [and cousin Cupra Born] just doesn’t cut it at the price. In terms of being a basic car it’s fine. It goes quite well, brakes quite well, handles quite well. The interior is ok-ish [seats are actually comfortable]. But there’s that awful software, which some people forgive it for, but it should be way better. And then there’s the price. My 150kW/58kWh ID3 started out at £27-28K, back in 2021. Which was ok then, but now it’s £10+K more, and that’s ridiculous.
As for the ID4… Same software, far less performance and handling, and more room than I need. Not for me.
I guess you make non-compelling vehicles that are too expensive, do not be surprised when demand is low…
But at least it has a shit software.
In the uk it’s a £40k + car for something the size of a golf. It’s poorly thought out.
They blame it on EV demand but I don’t see Tesla ever cutting production.
You can easily end up paying £50k for the same spec as the tesla model 3 with less space, range and a slower car… it should start at 28k…
Slow demand? Let’s see how many Volvo EX-30s and Smart #1s get sold!
They’re pricing for how they want to price, instead of market price for what this is.
They can’t afford to take the losses required to scale these are market prices. Bye bye VW.
They Are expensive. Not very good looking and the infotainment and software in general is really bad. They just aren’t very good compared to the competition.
I believe the current media coverage is overly focused on electric vehicles, while demand for the majority of business and products is experiencing a downturn due to the ongoing crisis.
Despite this, VW and the ID.3 are underperforming compared to the market. This is likely due to consumers either opting for more affordable non-electric brands and alternative ICE vehicles (driven by price incentives and dealer push), or, for those willing to pay more, choosing Tesla.
From an external perspective, it can be challenging to grasp VW’s ultimate goal. However, it’s possible that this underperformance is intentional, as VW still has a long way to go in EV development. Selling at or near a loss at this stage might be a strategy to limit short-term sales in favor of long-term success.
The demand for EVs is rising just not for those cars at those prices. They are only making EVs for rich people still.