Volkswagen is working on an entry-level electric vehicle that will sell for a base price of €20,000 ($21,000). The company has already given its own employees a look at its initial design during a meeting in Wolfsburg,

It could be the ID.1, a car VW has promised since 2022.

Volkswagen will unveil the concept version of its entry-level EV on March 5 while the production version based on the MEB platform will arrive in Europe in 2027.

Volkswagen is accelerating its focus on affordable electric vehicles. The company revealed a bold strategy to expand access to e-mobility, with a new entry-level model priced around €20,000.

Volkswagen’s new entry-level EV will be part of the fully electric ID product family. This range has been a major success, with over 1.35 million ID cars sold globally since 2019. The new entry-level EV will be based on the MEB platform. It is a shortened version of the one used with the ID.2all hatchback.

Volkswagen is launching a €20,000 (~A$33,000) electric vehicle in Europe from 2027, aiming to go head-on with affordable Chinese rivals.

Volkswagen has been dangling its €20,000 electric car out there for more than four years so you'd be forgiven if you've already dismissed it as vaporware. Originally slated to launch in 2025, the bargain-basement EV is running a little late,

The leader of German carmaker Volkswagen unveiled design sketches for a new low-cost electric model at a closed-door mass meeting with workers on Wednesday. Volkswagen's focus for the future "is on a major model offensive with nine new Volkswagen models in Europe,