Recently, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess asked about "what will the car look like in 25 years?" during a Q&A session on social media platform Reddit. The question, which he replied, said it was difficult to predict what the future would look like given the rapidly changing current automotive technology, but he believed that all cars would be able to drive themselves and be so safe that traffic accidents might never happen again.
This is the best vision, and in order to achieve this goal most quickly, Volkswagen is accelerating its product development process, especially the electric vehicle product program that is essential to the carbon neutrality goal.
Diess said Volkswagen's focus this year is on ID.BUZZ, and Volkswagen is also developing an electric car for 20,000 euros (about 144,000 yuan).
Volkswagen ID.BUZZ is a pure electric "van" with retro emotions created by Volkswagen on the MEB platform, which is scheduled to be launched worldwide on March 9, and will be officially listed in the European market as soon as the end of this year, with a new car and a space layout of 6-9 seats. In addition, according to different markets, standard axle version, long shaft version and commercial version will be provided.
The appearance, interior and power of the new car have been reported before, using the ID family design style, integrating the retro elements of Volkswagen's classic model T1, the interior full LCD dashboard, central control screen and shift lever are all using ID. family design, power is expected to have three choices, namely the maximum power of 200 horsepower single motor rear-drive version of the entry model, a parameter unknown mid-matching model, and 300 horsepower dual-motor four-wheel drive top model.
Dies said, "The most historically emotional model is undoubtedly the Volkswagen T series product, and its resurrection is our first priority." At the same time, on the MEB platform, many models with feelings may also become a reality. "From the perspective of Volkswagen's existing product strategy, there is still a lack of a blank model that focuses on petty bourgeoisie, personality, full of fun, and can replace the Beetle, so diss this word came out, making people wonder if the pure electric version of the Beetle is coming."
This conjecture is not without basis, at the end of last year, for the expectations of netizens electric Beetle, Dis responded positively: "We are also actively thinking about how to extend this classic heritage to the electric vehicle sector, and I also want to hear suggestions from China, if there is a big enough voice, it is also possible to copy a classic model for China." ”
Interestingly, at last year's Shanghai Auto Show, the domestic brand Euler launched a new pure electric car - punk cat, the industry joked that this car and the Volkswagen Beetle compared "can not say that there is no relationship, can only say exactly the same", Volkswagen even said that it will investigate whether the Great Wall Eulabunk cat infringed on the Volkswagen design patent, if the Beetle is revived, I do not know whether Euler will feel embarrassed.
In addition to the Beetle, Volkswagen is currently developing a 20,000-euro (about 144,000 yuan) electric car in the entry segment, which will be launched in 2025, targeting small electric vehicles.
And in the future, Volkswagen may launch electric pickups, because when asked whether Volkswagen will produce electric pickups like the Ford F150 Lighting, Diess said it was a "good idea", but he said that if there were, it would be launched first in the US market.