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The Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is an affordable EV for the masses (www.theverge.com)
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[–] lefixxx@lemmy.world 130 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

Ok mr reviewer

Why don't you tell us less about WV's strategy a more about how the car is.

Does it spy on you? What kind of EULA will I need to agree to? Does it have car play/android auto? Does it have a 4G antenna to connect to VW servers even if I don't enable the feature? Does it have an app? In what ways is VW going to try to get subscription money from me? How much does servicing cost? How much will a set of brake pads cost? Does VW support 3rd party repair shops? Does VW try to lockdown parts and forbid 3rd party repairs? Can it be remotely disabled? By me, by VW, by law enforcement? What happens when the battery needs replacing? What is the visibility like? If it horrible does it have obstable detection?

[–] lath@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

Do you even need to ask? It's in the name, ID every1!

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 24 points 2 weeks ago

Review what? It's a concept. This is basically an ad. lol

[–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 21 points 2 weeks ago

The car he's reviewing does not exist. He has some technical specs and a few renders to review.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 20 points 2 weeks ago

Does it spy on you?

All new cars do and this one doesn't even hide it, it's called "id everyone".

[–] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Not to mention that VW lied to its customers before with the emissions scam...

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[–] muhyb@programming.dev 28 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They should produce a Beetle EV.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago

The Volkswagen Bug Zapper.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

Beetle EV

The Karmann Ghia EV conversions are stunning. Go see the most gorgeous thing VW ever made do 0-60 in 3 seconds.

So, as someone who drove three different classic beetles in the past, you know the KG is still my vote.

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[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

Launches in 2027 lmao

By that time Chinese evs will be flying or smt

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

There are already affordable EVs in Europe, as an example the Dacia Spring which has the same 230km autonomy and even lower price (18-19.000€ retail final price to consumer in Portugal which has high taxes on new vehicles).

Not as snazzy looking though, that's what's really important! /s

[–] skeesx@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I looked up the Dacia Spring and it says, that it's manufactured in China.

[–] Melonpoly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The manufacturing county of the world is manufacturing this car?

[–] skeesx@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dacia is a small Romanian brand with a single plant, so learning that some are rebranded Renaults from China is quite surprising.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

It might also surprise you to learn that Dacia is actually a large French conglomerate.

They've been fully owned by Renault for more than two decades.

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[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Not as snazzy looking though

I doubt the production version will look that snazzy, I bet it'll end up being much taller and look more like this: 1000004894

[–] Kualdir@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is why I'm more looking forward to the id.2, this actually looks like a good one for the price https://www.volkswagen.nl/modellen/id-2all

[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

They won't stop until even the pedals are touch buttons, are they?

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[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is it just me or is that the worst name for a car in the history of the automobile?

[–] potoo22@programming.dev 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Mazda's Laputa translates to "the bitch" in Spanish.

There's also Ford's Probe...

But yeah ID.EVERY1 is a mediocre name.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 5 points 2 weeks ago

Audi's Etron translates to "turd" in French.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Also, marica, moco, pajero, borrego... there is like a competition

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[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not great but 'bad car names' is a whole genre, one that vw in particular excels at. These are the guys that brought you the "Tiguan". Look it up, that's not some fancy Spanish word or something, they literally just jammed the words "tiger" and "iguana" together and thought that it'd be the perfect name for their new mom-car.

[–] rustydomino@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

To be fair Tiguan when phonetically translated into Chinese is 踢館， which means “going to someone else’s house and kicking the shit out of them” which is kind of fire.

[–] WhatSay@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

155 mile range, well that's a local commuter car, that's it. The masses need things besides a local commuter car.

[–] Kualdir@feddit.nl 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There's also an ID.2all that's more geared towards the masses: https://www.volkswagen.nl/modellen/id-2all

Personally this car would cover any drive I do except going to my parents and back (where I'd have to charge... at home here and at my parents there... so still fine really)

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago

The Volvo EX30 looks good as well but its super plastic and low quality inside. This car will probably follow the same pattern since they need make money on these ones too.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There are currently no plans to ship this (or the slightly larger longer range model) in the US. 🙄

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

Why would you ship a small car to a country in love with the biggest streetpanzers?

[–] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Hurray another EV that isn't a sedan, with a stupid name, and is ugly too. Just what the market needs.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

Tbf hatchbacks take up the same amount of space but have better cargo capacity. Best of both worlds. I love that I can toss my ebike and lots of camping gear in my tiny Bolt and take it camping. Not possible in a sedan.

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[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Looks really good. Let's hope it's more reliable than their disastrous id4

[–] hark@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

It'd be a decent deal now, but this launches in 2027, by which point this would be underwhelming.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

You can tell it's a concept that isn't in production because it has big wheels with thin tires and no tire-to-fender gap.

Concept images are just for hype.

[–] rustydomino@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

If this comes to the US I will trade in my ID.4 for this. Small = sexy.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

They've gone out of their way to avoid showing the hatch opened. From the pictures they DO have there, it appears the hatch opening area is borderline useless. My question is WHY?

[–] RamblingPanda 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I love the style. Finally they're breaking their idiotic EV styling they came up with years ago. The ID.3 is just plain ugly.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Any car company can draw pretty cars. lol

[–] RamblingPanda 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But starting anew with a bad concept is still a bad start.

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[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The wheels still scream "I'm an EV!" though, with that design that incorporates loads of flat area, but I'm glad the body design is moving away.

I can see why manufacturers wanted "EV style" - EVs were the new hotness and so the makers want to strongly telegraph the electric nature of the car in the design language. And I'm sure certain consumers also liked driving around in something that looks like an alien spaceship.

But that design gets old real quick. Personally I don't want crazy, I want classic shapes and a car that just looks like an ordinary car.

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[–] Spaniard@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I rather buy another Korean or Japanese car. As an European except for the electric r5 I have no interest in European car makers, much less from a company that should have disappeared after dieselgate.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't mean to be an apologist for dieselgate - I'm not, it was scummy and I'm glad VW execs ended up in prison - but all carmakers had illegally high diesel emissions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_emissions_scandal

VW weren't even close to the worst for it, either. Fiat, Hyundai, and Renault-Nissan (they partner for engine designs a lot) were the worst, VW was bizarrely one of the least over the legal limit for most engine designs.

We just affiliate it with VW more because they were not only the first to be tested, but the VW executives admitted to using cheat devices, whereas most others denied it. VW took the fall for an entire shady industry.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, it isn't.

It might be, if Volkswagen actually come through on their promises, in 20whatever.

[–] isableandaking@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I don't get thesr automakers, who is this made for, don't they see that tesla is killing it with their largr batteries. Why can't they put a 600miles battery with 2 motors for awd, get some fake noises/feels when changing gears, get some smaller rims with more rubber and put the best brake system for an 18" wheel - which I think is the Brembo Sensify. Keep the physical buttons for important features for easy access, add a huge lcd panel for navigation and include carplay/android auto wirelessly - done deal. Make it cost as much as a full blown tesla model s and call it a day - you just stole 90% of the market. Add quick charging system and then you just gotta start building better charging stations.

Wait tesla is killing them and if it wasn't for Musk going full adolf, he could have had the universal people's car.

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 7 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I don’t get thesr automakers, who is this made for, don’t they see that tesla is killing it with their largr batteries.

It is made for people living in places where you maybe don't need to drive 50 miles to go to the nearest mall... a car with 600 miles autonomy would be an overkill if you just need to drive about 10/20 miles a day while commuting.

Why can’t they put a 600miles battery

because they are useless for the target market.
If you don't need to drive that long distance for everything, you don't need big batteries with all the associate problems (weight, dimension and so on) that in the end don't give you any real bonus if not the fact that maybe you can recharge it less often.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well this car is for people who don’t want to spend the kind of money you need to spend on a Tesla. This one is supposed to be cheaper than the Model 3. Also the car you described exists. Porsche, Mercedes and Lotus are selling Model S competitors. The only reason why people drive Model S here in Europe is because Tesla had first mover advantage. Not because they are great cars. People buy them nowadays because a huge supply has hit the used market.

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