VW to release one electric car yearly

VW has outlined its future strategyAccelerateand that sees the company increasing the speed of its electric car plans.The company is aiming to shift 70 per cent of European sales to electric by 2030, and 50 per cent of sales in China and the United States within the same timeframe.Thats going to see the launch of a battery electric car every yearand VW has done us the honour of outlining what some of those models are.The first half of 2021 will see the launch of the ID.4 GTX, thats the all-wheel drive version of the ID.4, so were expecting that to be close to the ID.4 in terms of design.That will also be followed by the ID.5 in the second half of 2021. ID. 5 is expected to be a coupe version of the ID.4, so an SUV with a faster roofline, but much the same overall car.The ID.6 X is named as a seven-seater SUV for China to launch in autumn (although were not sure which year). Confusingly, in press materials, VW also calls this the Crozz, although we believe that turned into the ID.4and the ID.6 was the Roomzz concept model.In 2025, VW said it will give us a car that slots in under the ID.3, meaning that its going to be a sort of e-Up!, in super mini size.Future electric cars: Upcoming battery-powered cars that will be on the roads within the next five years By Chris Hall.On top of this, VW has committed to pushing out software updates for ID cars over the air, on a 12-week schedule. This is due to start from summer 2021 and will bring software optimisations and sometimes new features or options.The focus on software updates is undoubtedly a response to the sort of software experience that Tesla drivers have enjoyed, with regular updates to the car being one the things thats often celebrated.In 2026, VW will launch a car its calling Project Trinity, which is designed to bring in autonomous driving as well as lay the foundation for much wider connectivity between cars on the road.While all this is going on, VW has also outlined that there will be updated versions of existing models including the Golf, Tiguan, Passat, Tayron and T-ROC. Its going to be a busy few years for VW.
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