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The Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is an affordable EV for the masses (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

Ok mr reviewer

Why don't you tell us less about WV's strategy a more about how the car is.

Does it spy on you? What kind of EULA will I need to agree to? Does it have car play/android auto? Does it have a 4G antenna to connect to VW servers even if I don't enable the feature? Does it have an app? In what ways is VW going to try to get subscription money from me? How much does servicing cost? How much will a set of brake pads cost? Does VW support 3rd party repair shops? Does VW try to lockdown parts and forbid 3rd party repairs? Can it be remotely disabled? By me, by VW, by law enforcement? What happens when the battery needs replacing? What is the visibility like? If it horrible does it have obstable detection?

[–] [email protected] 106 points 1 week ago (17 children)

It's a concept car; none of those things are actually known or knowable yet.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

Fair

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I feel like the title of the article should really be future tense.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago

Do you even need to ask? It's in the name, ID every1!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

Review what? It's a concept. This is basically an ad. lol

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago

Does it spy on you?

All new cars do and this one doesn't even hide it, it's called "id everyone".

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago

The car he's reviewing does not exist. He has some technical specs and a few renders to review.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Not to mention that VW lied to its customers before with the emissions scam...

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They should produce a Beetle EV.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago

The Volkswagen Bug Zapper.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Beetle EV

The Karmann Ghia EV conversions are stunning. Go see the most gorgeous thing VW ever made do 0-60 in 3 seconds.

So, as someone who drove three different classic beetles in the past, you know the KG is still my vote.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Sounds like a model name for American police cars.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

VW lost the plot on product names years ago.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Lmfao I never made that connection

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Do you suspect me of a crime? Am I being detained?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Launches in 2027 lmao

By that time Chinese evs will be flying or smt

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

There are already affordable EVs in Europe, as an example the Dacia Spring which has the same 230km autonomy and even lower price (18-19.000€ retail final price to consumer in Portugal which has high taxes on new vehicles).

Not as snazzy looking though, that's what's really important! /s

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I looked up the Dacia Spring and it says, that it's manufactured in China.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Not as snazzy looking though

I doubt the production version will look that snazzy, I bet it'll end up being much taller and look more like this: 1000004894

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This is why I'm more looking forward to the id.2, this actually looks like a good one for the price https://www.volkswagen.nl/modellen/id-2all

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Is it just me or is that the worst name for a car in the history of the automobile?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Mazda's Laputa translates to "the bitch" in Spanish.

There's also Ford's Probe...

But yeah ID.EVERY1 is a mediocre name.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Audi's Etron translates to "turd" in French.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Also, marica, moco, pajero, borrego... there is like a competition

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not great but 'bad car names' is a whole genre, one that vw in particular excels at. These are the guys that brought you the "Tiguan". Look it up, that's not some fancy Spanish word or something, they literally just jammed the words "tiger" and "iguana" together and thought that it'd be the perfect name for their new mom-car.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

To be fair Tiguan when phonetically translated into Chinese is 踢館， which means “going to someone else’s house and kicking the shit out of them” which is kind of fire.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

The Volvo EX30 looks good as well but its super plastic and low quality inside. This car will probably follow the same pattern since they need make money on these ones too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

There are currently no plans to ship this (or the slightly larger longer range model) in the US. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Why would you ship a small car to a country in love with the biggest streetpanzers?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Looks really good. Let's hope it's more reliable than their disastrous id4

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

You can tell it's a concept that isn't in production because it has big wheels with thin tires and no tire-to-fender gap.

Concept images are just for hype.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

If this comes to the US I will trade in my ID.4 for this. Small = sexy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Hurray another EV that isn't a sedan, with a stupid name, and is ugly too. Just what the market needs.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Tbf hatchbacks take up the same amount of space but have better cargo capacity. Best of both worlds. I love that I can toss my ebike and lots of camping gear in my tiny Bolt and take it camping. Not possible in a sedan.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

It'd be a decent deal now, but this launches in 2027, by which point this would be underwhelming.

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