Volkswagen Is Ready To Become The Best Selling EV Automaker Worldwide
Volkswagen’s goal is to become the best-selling electric automaker worldwide. That is a big goal to accomplish, but Volkswagen has made a lot of progress in the past year to get there. Competing against Tesla will be their biggest challenge because Tesla has plans to reach 1.4 million BEV deliveries this year alone, and Volkswagen Group is approaching 500,000. Volkswagen Group BEV sales are up by 25 percent, and the demand is higher than the sales in Western Europe; it has a backorder of over 350,000.
Volkswagen Group’s most significant regional growth has come from China, which is such a big turnaround because VW initially had a much slower start in China. Still, VW has turned things around for the better. Not only did VW turn things around, but they also doubled their sales and grew from 47,100 to 112,700. In the 3rd quarter, 6.8 percent of sales were from all over the world from electric vehicles.
A fast way VW Group can get to 1 million sales is with the help of Ewan McGregor as brand ambassador. Ewan McGregor loves electric cars so much that he turned his 1954 Beetle into one.
“My most beloved car is my oval ’54 Volkswagen Beetle, and I just thought I’d use it more if it was electric. And I was right; I use it all the time in the traffic in LA. I love it, and now I can hear my passengers all the time when they are talking — before, it was pretty loud.” -Ewan McGregor.
He saw the benefits of driving an electric vehicle so he made it happen. Whenever someone listens to what McGregor says about electric cars and why he is passionate about them, people start to trust what he says and honestly believe how passionate he is about Volkswagen EVs.
Other EVs From Volkswagen
The 2024 ID. Buzz is a retro-designed electric vehicle inspired by the iconic Type 2 Microbus. The UK will receive the electric vehicle sometime in early 2023, but the US will have to wait until early 2024. The US version features flexible seating and three rows that seat seven. The front seats have adjustable armrests and tables that fold out of the backrests for rear-seating passengers. This vehicle comes with rear- and all-wheel-drive, delivering a driving range of around 260 miles. The van will be able to charge its battery from 5-80 percent in 30 minutes. The expected starting rate for this EV van is around $40,000.
The new 2023 ID.4 is an electric vehicle with many updated features. Just because the ID.4 is an EV doesn’t mean it takes away from the original gas-powered VW look and feel. Any driver will notice the changes but will still know it’s keeping to the original roots of any Volkswagen vehicle. New features for the ID.4 include a standard 12-inch infotainment screen, intelligent park assist, USB-C charging, new wheel designs, and more. For the interior of the car, there are leather seats and door paneling with a high-quality instrument cluster. The most affordable car is the 62kWh entry-level ID.4, and the price starts at $37,495 (plus destination fee) and offers 209 miles of range and 201 horsepower.
How To Learn More
Volkswagen has a big goal ahead of them to become the best-selling EV automaker in the world, and with their determination and speedy growth, that dream could become a reality. There will be many updates on this process over time, and you can follow along via Volkswagen of Rome social media. Electric vehicles are very popular right now so if you want to change it up from your gas-powered car, come on down to Nye Automotive Group today!