Id.4, as an important member of volkswagen brand's aggressive pace of electrification, won the "2022 China Environmental Car of the Year" award at the "China Car of the Year" award ceremony held on December 14, 2021.
Dr. Sihan Feng, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand China, said: "In the process of accelerating Volkswagen's electrification transformation and promoting zero emissions, the ID.4 is our first ID. model in China's largest single market. We are honored to have the pure electric ID.4 to receive the highest honor in China's automotive industry. In addition to the recognition from the professional judges, since the listing, the ID.family sales have shown a steady and continuous growth trend, and have also been recognized by the market. ”
Encouraged by this, Volkswagen began preparing for a new round of upgrades shortly after the launch of this model. Specific performance, we can expect the 2022 and 2023 annual models in the US market. In addition to software and hardware updates, there are new changes in the interior synchronization, combined with rising raw material and battery prices, and the price will also be adjusted.
Starting with the 2022 model, the ID.4 will be equipped with a larger capacity battery, while the on-board charger will be increased to 135 kilowatts. Based on this scheme, the range will exceed 250 miles (400 km).
Domestic consumers may be surprised by this, just this? Of course, this 2022 model car in the United States, must use the United States test standard EPA, this standard is much stricter than the domestic NEDC, the national standard Porsche Taycan Turbo S endurance dares to say 412km, in the United States to instigate 201miles (323 kilometers).
The amount is increased, of course, the price must also be increased, there is no good wish to increase the amount and not increase the price! Starting with the 2022 model, the whole series rose by $765 (of course, there is a factor of AMERICAN inflation), and the price range of the new model is from 41995 to 50135 US dollars, equivalent to about 267,000 to 320,000 yuan. In the past, I always felt that the Us Empire bought a car cheaply, paradise on earth, and now it is really hot!
It is expected that in the second half of 2022, Volkswagen will also undergo an OTA upgrade, focusing on optimizing the automatic parking function and plug-in-charging system. After the system upgrade, the new ID.4 can be better powered up through Electrify America's charging network.
For the 2023 model year, the most important change is the place of production, which is expected to achieve mass production at the Chatanooga plant in Tennessee, USA, and the expected switchover time is in the third quarter of 2022; with this change, the supplier of batteries will change from the original LG to SK (South Korea has always rolled itself first and then rolled others).