{"id":82552,"date":"2025-05-23T10:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82552"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:20:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:20:21","slug":"volkswagen-builds-first-pre-series-id-2-parts-and-battery-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82552","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen builds first pre-series ID.2 parts and the low-cost battery system to power it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Volkswagen\u2019s entry-level EV is coming along. The first pre-series battery systems, which will power the ID.2,<\/a> are now rolling off the assembly line, and Volkswagen is already building parts for the low-cost EV.<\/p>\n

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Volkswagen produces the first ID.2 parts and battery<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s been over two years now since VW first introduced the ID.2all<\/a>, a preview of its upcoming entry-level EV priced under \u20ac25,000 ($27,000).<\/p>\n

The ID.2 is inching closer to its official debut after the first pre-series battery systems and parts rolled off the assembly line at the Group\u2019s Martorell plant in Spain.<\/p>\n

SEAT S.A., which will lead VW\u2019s new Electric Urban Car Family (entry-level models), announced two major milestones this week. The company produced the first body parts<\/a> on the new PXL press that will be used for the new CUPRA Raval in 2026, followed by the production version of the Volkswagen ID.2.<\/p>\n

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Markus Haupt, Interim CEO of the Group\u2019s SEAT and CUPRA brands, said 2025 is a \u201cdecisive year\u201d as the company gears up to kick off series production of its new entry-level EV lineup.<\/p>\n

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Volkswagen ID.2all concept (Source: Volkswagen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During pre-series production, both automated and manual tasks are in place. Once the plant upgrades are complete, Volkswagen said it will have fully robotized processes and around 500 workers.<\/p>\n

After investing \u20ac300 million ($340 million), the Martorell plant will be able to produce up to 300,000 batteries annually. The company aims to begin series production in 2026.<\/p>\n

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SEAT S.A. assembles first pre-series battery system for Volkswagen ID.2 and Cupra Raval (Source: SEAT S.A)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More affordable EVs are coming soon<\/h2>\n

The ID.2 will be the first Volkswagen EV based on its new MEB+ platform and low-cost LFP battery system, promising to significantly cut costs. <\/p>\n

With \u201cparticularly efficient drive, battery, and charging technology,\u201d the ID.2 is expected to have a WLTP range of up to 450 km (280 miles).<\/p>\n

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Volkswagen\u2019s ID 2all EV interior (Source: VW)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Volkswagen says the lower-cost electric car is \u201cas spacious as a golf,\u201d but \u201cas inexpensive as a Polo.\u201d It will start at under \u20ac25,000 ($27,000) when it arrives later this year or early 2026.<\/p>\n

At the LA Auto Show in November, VW\u2019s tech development head, Kai Gr\u00fcnitz, told\u00a0Autocar<\/a><\/em>\u00a0that \u201chuge improvements\u201d are coming, starting with the ID.2. Gr\u00fcnitz promised VW is \u201cgoing back to where we came from\u201d with inspiration from iconic cars of the past, including the Golf.<\/p>\n

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Volkswagen ID 2all \u201cVintage\u201d mode from the Golf era (Source: Andreas Mindt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One fun feature? The new drive modes. You can switch between \u201cClassic\u201d and \u201cVintage\u201d themes, and your display cluster will look like it\u2019s straight out of an old-school Beetle or Golf.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Sch\u00e4fer and the ID. EVERY1 concept car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The production version of the ID.2 will be one of ten new EVs Volkswagen will launch by 2026. It will be followed by the ID.2 SUV and the smaller, more affordable ID.1. <\/p>\n

The ID.1 will kick off a new era as VW\u2019s first software-defined vehicle<\/a> (SDV) with help from Rivian. Earlier this year, earnings call, VW brand CFO David Powels confirmed the company plans to launch the ID in 2027.<\/p>\n

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Volkswagen\u2019s entry-level EV is coming along. The first pre-series battery systems, which will power the ID.2, are now rolling off the assembly line, and Volkswagen is already building parts for the low-cost EV. Volkswagen produces the first ID.2 parts and battery It\u2019s been over two years now since VW first introduced the ID.2all, a preview […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}