New Volkswagen ID 2 small electric car will have a range of up to 280 miles. Here’s everything you need to know, including price, specs and release date...
On sale: 2025 | Price from: £22,000 (est)
Remember the iPod shuffle? When it was first launched, its compact dimensions and affordable pricing opened up the concept of the MP3 player to a much wider audience – and that, handily, is what the new Volkswagen ID 2 will aim to achieve.
Previewed here by a concept model called the ‘ID 2all’, the ID 2 will sit below the VW ID 3 in Volkswagen’s electric car line-up when it arrives in 2025. It’s expected to be smaller and cheaper than the ID 3, while maximising interior space.
Rivals will include the MG4 EV – named Best Small Electric Car at our 2023 Car of the Year Awards – and the Peugeot e-208.
The ID 2 will use a shortened version of the ID 3 underpinnings, and will be powered by one front-engined electric motor producing 223bhp.
There’s no information on the size of the battery yet, but the estimated official range is 280 miles. That’s similar to the 281-mile official range of the MG4 Long Range, and significantly more than the 224 miles the e-208 can officially manage.
Volkswagen says the ID 2 will be able to charge up quickly, with a 10-80% top-up taking as little as 20 minutes with a fast enough charging point. That’s significantly faster than the ID 3 and MG4 Long Range, both of which take about half an hour to do the same charge. Charging from a home wall box or an on-street charging point will take significantly longer.
When it goes on sale in 2025, the ID 2 will cost from around £22,000. That’s significantly less than similarly-sized rivals, including the e-208 and the Vauxhall Corsa Electric (which cost from £31,345 and £31,800 respectively).
It’s worth noting that because VW is part of a wider group of brands, the ID 2 will be joined by closely related electric models from Cupra, Seat and Skoda. We have already had a sneak preview of one of those – the Cupra UrbanRebel.
The ID 2 is the smallest ID-badged model to be revealed so far, but VW officials have already confirmed that an even smaller electric car, the ID 1, is being lined up for production in 2026. That model will be similar in size to today’s VW Polo and is expected to cost from around £17,000.
Keyword: New Volkswagen ID 2 electric car previewed