2025 Volkswagen ID.2all: Prices, specs and release date

• Volkswagen ID.2all electric concept car previews new 2025 production EV
• New Volkswagen ID.2all is a VW Polo-sized car with Golf-like interior space and up to 490 litres of boot space
• A target 280-mile electric range – and 0-62mph acceleration in less than 7.0 seconds
• Affordable list price of around £22,000 when it goes on sale in 2025

The new Volkswagen ID.2all concept car is our first look at the German marque’s new design strategy – and its plan to democratise electric cars. Headlined as an affordable car costing less than €25,000 (around £22,000), it previews a production model due to go on sale in 2025. Indeed, Volkswagen is keen to stress the new ID.2all is ‘far more than just a concept vehicle’.

The Volkswagen ID.2all would take on cars such as the Vauxhall Corsa Electric, Renault Zoe and Peugeot e-208. A USP of the new Volkswagen ID.2all will be its extraordinary space efficiency. 

Bosses are keen to dub the new Volkswagen ID.2all an ‘electric people’s car’, just as the original Volkswagen Beetle and Volkswagen Golf helped to bring family motoring to the masses. It is a very significant concept car indeed.

2025 Volkswagen ID.2all prices and release date

The new Volkswagen ID.2all’s headline price of around £22,000 is central to its appeal. Volkswagen wants this to be one of the most affordable and accessible new electric cars around – and is targeting lofty sales goals as a result. 

The production version of the ID.2all will be revealed in 2025, Volkswagen has confirmed. We can expect sales to start later that year, with UK deliveries likely to commence in 2026. 

Ahead of its launch, the new Volkswagen ID.2all will probably be available for pre-orders, so eager buyers can be first in line for this significant new small electric car. 

2025 Volkswagen ID.2all styling, interior and technology

The ID.2all was designed by new VW design chief Andreas Mindt. It takes cues from the popular Volkswagen Polo and also references the legendary Golf. The aim is for it to be a friendly and familiar five-door hatchback, rather than an outlandish and futuristic-looking machine. 

The new Volkswagen ID.2all is said to be based on the three pillars that will define future VWs: stability, likeability and excitement. It has the same C-pillar treatment as the classic Volkswagen Golf (this will form the backbone of future Volkswagen designs), a powerful stance on its wheels – 20-inch rims on the concept car – and what’s described as a ‘friendly’ face. 

The new Volkswagen ID.2all’s front end has upward-rising elements, which create a ‘smile’. This makes it look familiar and likeable, something that designers say gives the car a human-like expression in the metal. 

IG.LIGHT LED matrix headlights provide a high-tech appearance for the new Volkswagen ID.2all at night. It also has 3D LED tail lights, complete with a horizontal LED strip between them. 

With more classical proportions than recent designs such as the ID.3, the new Volkswagen ID.2all has the familiar VW design DNA. It’s about form following function, say the designers, with confident and natural proportions. They call it the ‘golden ratio’ – a set of overall proportions closely followed by the original Beetle and Golf. 

Inside, the new Volkswagen ID.2all’s dashboard is focused around a central 12.9-inch touchscreen. It has a new menu structure that will be more straightforward than the systems used in today’s cars. Below it, pleasingly, sits a separate air conditioning panel with illuminated buttons. There’s even a volume thumbwheel in the centre of the dash. Not everything is controlled via a touchscreen, in other words.

Clever technology within the new Volkswagen ID.2all includes dual wireless smartphone chargers, which magnetically hold devices in place. There are additional magnetic wireless chargers in the backrests of the front seats. The ID.Light system of signals for the driver is further developed, while the electric seats have a massage function. 

The interior of the new Volkswagen ID. 2all is extremely roomy and space-efficient, given the car’s external length of just 4,050mm. It is 1,812mm wide and 1,530mm tall, with a 2,600mm wheelbase. On the outside, it’s Volkswagen Polo-sized – yet as big as a Golf inside. 

Practical touches within the new Volkswagen ID.2all make full use of all this space. These include a fold-flat front passenger seat backrest, which creates a load area 2.2 metres long when the 60:40-split rear seats are also folded. 

The new Volkswagen ID.2all’s boot space of 440 litres is already greater than today’s roomiest family cars. There is also a rectangular stowage box beneath the load floor (similar to the Ford Puma’s ‘Megabox’) that can hold several shopping bags. What’s more, you’ll find an additional 50 litres of stowage space beneath the rear seat, which can be folded up, similar to the ‘Magic Seats’ in a Honda Jazz. 

With the rear seats folded flat, the Volkswagen ID.2all has a total load capacity of 1,330 litres. This compares favourably to the 1,237 litres of seats-down space in a Volkswagen Golf, and reinforces how space-efficient the new ID.2all is. 

2025 Volkswagen ID.2all engines, performance and fuel economy

The new Volkswagen ID.2all uses a new VW Group ‘MEB Entry’ platform. This will be the first MEB-based vehicle with a front-wheel-drive layout; the Volkswagen ID.3 and related cars use either rear- or all-wheel drive. 

The new Volkswagen ID.2all concept car is equipped with a high-output 226PS motor, which is neatly integrated into the front axle. This powerful package will deliver 0-62mph acceleration in less than 7.0 seconds, plus a top speed electronically limited to 99mph. 

Details of battery options in the Volkswagen ID.2all have not yet been disclosed, but it will have a range of around 280 miles in its most efficient guise. Advances in battery technology mean overall capacity will likely be around 50kWh. Volkswagen says the battery tech will be ‘state of the art’. 

Using DC rapid chargers, the new Volkswagen ID.2all will charge from 10 to 80 percent in 20 minutes. The engineers also promise it will deliver a long range ‘every day of the year’, even when temperatures are  particularly cold or hot. 

The front-wheel-drive MEB Entry platform of the new Volkswagen ID.2all should serve up safe, familiar handling, similar to the easygoing nature of the Volkswagen Golf. The brand is also targeting smooth, luxurious ride comfort to complement the high-quality interior. 

Ask HJ

Average cost to recharge a 70kWh electric car?

What is the average cost to recharge an electric vehicle with, let's say, a 70kWh battery, or even, say, a Volkswagen Golf?

If you're charging a car at home, it depends on your home electricity tariff. Assuming you're paying, say, 33p per kWh of electricity, you'll pay around £23 to fully charge an EV with a 70kWh battery. A public rapid charger will be more expensive - expect to pay around twice this figure for a charge (although it's unlikely you'll fully charge a car this way).

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