Volkswagen has recently announced its plan to increase the possible achievable range of its MEB platform to 700 km or 435 miles. This will likely impact upcoming models that have not yet been launched, but it could also increase the range of its existing models, either as a standalone upgrade, or as part of a future facelift for the likes of the ID.3, ID.4 and ID.5, as well as the new ID Buzz.
In the chart released by VW showing its portfolio of MEB-based EVs, the ID Life and the Aero B are listed as models that are expected to arrive by 2025. We don’t think the cheap ID Life, which by the way is being redesigned for production, will come anywhere near achieving 435 miles on one charge, but the larger Aero B probably will, as will the upcoming long-wheelbase version of the ID Buzz for the US market.
