Volkswagen ID.3, November 4 begins production with the official ceremony

3 November 2019 – Historical day for the Volkswagen: the inauguration of the mass production of a 100% electric model is about to arrive, the ID.3. The official date is scheduled for November 4, when there will also be an inauguration ceremony for the baptism of the new car.

An important date for the Wolfsburg brand, for the German motoring world and also for the international one. At the start of the serial production of the 100% electric ID.3, there will also be the Chancellor Angela Merkel and Herbert Diess, the CEO of the Volkswagen Group, together to assist in the construction of the first car on the assembly line at the Zwickau plant.

To start the ID.3 production, therefore, a real official ceremony is scheduled. The highest offices of the German State that has encouraged the will be present Volkswagen Group to convert an entire plant to electricity, with the purchase of new robotic machinery and the preparation of all personnel.

With the Volkswagen ID.3, the German company concretely demonstrates the enormous strides forward in the world of green mobility compared to the major European competitors. THE'Zwickau plantnot surprisingly, it represents the largest and most efficient line in the Old Continent as regards the production of electric cars. Volkswagen is focusing a lot on zero-emission engines and new fuel systems. The goal is to get to install charging stations across Europe and reach sales of up to 10 million electric vehicles.

Unveiled during the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Volkswagen ID.3 is based on new MEB modular electric transmission matrix, designed specifically for the zero-emission car. Autonomy will be one of its strengths with three different batteries available: the large 77 kWh, the average of 58 and the small 45. Depending on the battery chosen, the autonomy can go from 330 to 550 kilometers.

The capacity to recharge is another of the great qualities of the model: in just 30 minutes, you can reach a level of recharge that guarantees a range of 290 kilometers. ID.3 will be marketed in three different versions and in four different colors. The starting price, in the German market, will be less than 40 thousand euros.