Volkswagen’s super cheap electric car called “every 1 ID” (a small four-door hatchback revealed on Wednesday) will be the first to launch with Rivian’s software and architecture, according to sources familiar with the new model.
The EV is expected to be produced in 2027 at a starting price of 20,000 euros ($21,500). The second electric vehicle, called ID.2, will be priced in 2026 at a price category of 25,000 euros. Both cars are part of new electric city front-wheel-drive cars in the automaker category that are being developed under the so-called “brand group core” that forms a number of brands in the Volkswagen group. Both cars are suitable for the European market.
But each of it will be the first to ship using Rivian’s vehicle architecture and software $5.8 billion joint venture Last year, the attack was between German automakers and American electric car manufacturers. ID.2 ALL is based on the E3 1.1 architecture and software developed by Cariad, the Volkswagen software unit.
Volkswagen did not name Rivian in Wednesday’s revelation, although there were many nods to the next-generation software. Kai Grünitz, a member of the Volkswagen Brand Management Committee responsible for technology development, noted that this would be the first model in the entire Volkswagen group to use a “fundamentally new, especially a powerful software architecture”.
“This means that future entry-level Volkswagen can be equipped with new features throughout the life cycle,” he said. “Even if you buy a new car, the small Volkswagen can still adapt to customer needs alone.”
Sources do not want to be named because they have no right to speak out publicly, and he confirmed to TechCrunch that Rivian’s software will be all Alever 1 ev in ID. TechCrunch has contacted Rivian and VW and will update the article if the company responds.
The new joint venture provides Rivian with the influx of cash needed and an opportunity to diversify its operations. Volkswagen Group provides the next generation of electrical architecture and software for electric vehicles, which will help it compete better. Both companies say the joint venture, known as Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, will reduce development costs and help expand new technologies faster.
The joint venture is a 50-50 partnership with co-hosts. Carsten Helbing, head of software Wassym Bensaid at Rivian and chief technical engineer at Volkswagen Group, will lead the joint venture. The team will initially be based in Palo Alto, California. The two companies have previously said three other locations in North America and Europe are under development.
“ID. Each 1 represents the last part of the broadest selection of model selections we enter into the volume section,” said Thomas Schäfer, member of the Volkswagen Company Management Committee, Brand Group
Core and CEO Volkswagen Brand said in a statement. “We will then use the right drive system to provide each customer with the right car, including affordable all-electric entry-level mobility. Our goal is to become the world’s technologically leading high-volume manufacturer by 2030. As a brand for everyone – as you’d expect.”
Volkswagen ID Avery1 is just a concept at the moment and comes with only some details. Volkswagen said the concept car has a top speed of 130 km/h (80 miles per hour) and is powered by a newly developed electric motor. The German automaker said that each range is at least 250 kilometers (150 miles). This car is small, but bigger than Volkswagen’s before! vehicle. The company said it will provide enough space for four people and has a 305-liter suitcase capacity.
