The ID.4 is incredibly comfortable, especially for longer trips. For daily driving, it would be better if it was smaller, but it has a very nice (tight) turning circle, so it is as good as any vehicle near its size. We have the ID.4 Pro - the base AWD version, and the power is much better than the RWD 1st Edition we had earlier.
One of the best most efficient electric cars ever made is the 2017 ioniq electric. With a 28 kw battery I was able to achieve 270-280km. I used the car for public transportation with Lyft and Uber. Very good car
Can I ask your opinion on something? You moved from an iD3 to iD7, I'm thinking of doing a similar upgrade but to an iD4 (not an iD7). Is there much of a difference between iD3 and iD4, in general?
It's a great car, I really like it, but it's unsellable for me. There is an issue with non-Tesla EVs that not many people talk about. I own a Tesla, I live in south-eastern Europe and recently took a 3 week road trip all over Europe. Charging was a breeze, for a Tesla. Superchargers everywhere. However, I can't imagine myself using something that relies on other chargers. There are hundreds of apps, create accounts, for example, a provider in Italy (Iren Go) was geo-blocked for my phone! Also prices are insane, unless you have some sort of a deal, which we do in our county, like a card that can use for cheaper charging, but that only works for the local market. So, before my Tesla I was exclusevly VW owner, however, now I can't endure the charging hassle when I decide to road trip in Europe. Additionaly, for my local market there are 2 widely available charging operators, for which I have enabled plug-and-charge, so charging on their infrastructure is as easy as Tesla Superchargers (we don't have tesla superchargers in my country). But to enable the plug and charge I had to jump through some hoops, it is catered towards local customers, can't imagine a tourist to enable plug and charge here, for example, one provider requires 3 successful charging sessions and to send them an email. So somehow car manufacturers should make it so that once you get delivery of your car, you put your credit card info in your car, and then you can automatically plug and charge anywhere, with competitive prices.
It is available for Id.4 5 and 7 I have it in my Id.7 sounds great But I don't know if you need it. In the German configurator it is included in a package with other great stuff.
@@BatteryLifethanks, I ordered it with my id4 which is on its way from Emden to Madrid right now. I'm hoping it's similar to your id7! I value good sound.
Yet another good presentation of an WV id 👍 I have a question, do you Think that in the future, WV is coming with auto steering and lane changing, like BMW have? In the beginning WV have adaptive Cruise control, now all cars have it to.
Thankyou for pointing this out - I think this is the best looking ID.3 and I love a hatchback; unfortunately I'm leaning towards the Cupra Born VZ or Cupra Born after my ID.3 Life - I'm ever so slightly grumpy after falling in to the phase when they limited the options on the ID.3 (though the spec of my ID.3 is still good with the reversing camera and parking), then a few months later the facelift arrived but somehow the Cupra interior manages to be nicer.
I got my id7 now. And I can't handle the cruise control step. It accidently does 10km/h all the time :) This is the most negative to me untill now. But overall a very decent car.
I own a KIA EV6 AWD GT-LINE and it is NOT "Jerky". Furthermore, it does retain the memory of your settings, such as i-pedal settings, etc. I don't think this reviewer has spent enough time with this car.
You, my friend, have earned a new subscriber. Thanks for the review. I have learned several new things. Maybe, next year for the 2025 model, because we have the 2023 VW ID.4. God bless,
BEV burn far less often than ICE. Even relative to their ssales numbers. They just get reported more. If you google for it. you will find houses that have been burned down by ICE fires. BTW: LFP batteries that are already build in cars like Model 3sr are safe. LI-ION have the problem that the fire produces it's own oxidizer. That's not the case with LFP. Search for Bill Prowses video "LiFePO4 Drill Test! Will it erupt in flames?" watch?v=D8xNjz73p80 Very impressive, doesn't go up in flames. He has another video where he drills into a cell that claims to be solid state, and the result drilling into it was spectacular. "CHINS Solid State Lithium-ion Battery Tear Down and FIRE!" watch?v=-pu8hs6hmyk
some how the configurator says the heatpump reduces the claimed range by -2km... glass roof -6km, assistance pack -2km, etc. the claimed 604km goes down to 590~ lol
That's summer range. Heat pumps are carried around most of the year for nothing and only reduce winter rannge loss. They weight something, so it's understanndable thatr summer range is affected.
That is a top spec performance hatchback. For reference: A similarily speced Golf GTI ICE costs 50k also. Wonder why they and people driving them based on that cherry picked example. In the end, purchase price is only one part of the total costs. Look at the ink printer scam where they sell chap printers to people that cannot think further than purchase price and then rip them off HARD selling them ink cartridges as thank you for being naive and not looking at the whole picture. They pay several times the price per page than higher cost printers with cheap cartridges. Same with electric cars. My ICE's running cost are FAR higher than purchase price. The german ADAC ran the numbers: An ID.3 costs 42 cents/km all costs included. A golf FSI costs, despirte the far cheaper purchase price that is the only thing you take into account, costs 52cent's /km. I look at the total costs and I sold my ICE to save a lot of money in the future.
@@Chris_1024_ 42 cents/km is only possible if you charge at home during night. If you use fast chargers cost is 82-88 cents per kW and with average consumption for tipical EV (aprox 20-25kW/100km) it is around 2 times more expensive to travel with EV. A lot of people can't charge at home, don't forget this fact. But this is another topic. In my opinion, if EV should be mass accepted, prices must be aprox 25-30000€ for a Golf sized EV with 300-350 km of real range and with 0.5-0.6€/kW on fastcharge.
Just bought brand new Mokka-e in Croatia for 19900 euro with 12k Opel DISCOUNT and 9k govt FUNDING. Market wants affordable ev's! Huge discounts all around!
Bought my ID4 4motion with all the bells and whistes 50k... Model Y is way more expensive through but i agree that VW is trying to score from lala land on the GTX badges.
Too expensive for me, Iunlike others I take all running costs in life into account when selecting a car. And Teslas are really expensive to repair. A side mirror on a M3 costs 800€, a side mirror on an ID.3 is 450€. As crash repairs are brutally expensive and long lasting, the insurance costs are way higher. Building a car to be repaired cheap makes a car far cheaper to own than a car that totally junks repairability in favor of building it cheap.
Competitors offer faster AWD cars at cheaper price. Tesla, Volvo, etc. Also ID.2 is coming soon and it has bigger trunk, folding front seat for long cargo (2m IKEA boxes) and towing pick. If 450km range battery ID.2 costs 30keur, VW is going to have hard time selling these 50keur+ ID.3 models. It has more tech toys, but no AWD and many compromises.
How do VW intend to differentiate ID.2 and ID.3? ID.3 has slightly more legroom, but smaller trunk and less room for long cargo (no folding front seat). And ID.2 has a towing pick too, so it is better for hauling. ID.3 is sacrificing a lot of trunk space for rear motor and rear axle. This sacrifice would make sense for AWD design. RWD is not a big selling point over FWD, especially with VWs overly eager traction control that you can’t disable. ID3.X prototype had front motor too, there’s space for that in the chassis which is still unused. It’s a big missed opportunity. 600km range is of course better than 450km. It’s nice to have a 600km car in this size class. But you will be paying ~20keur extra for that over big battery ID.2. New ID.3 Life and Pro are dead on arrival if ID.2 450km battery version sells for 30keur. You don’t get much with that extra 10keur. If ID.2 hits the promised 450km range, then it beats those ID.3 models in range too. Interesting to see how this pans out. ID.3 hasn’t been a top seller lately. I would have expected more competitive pricing as there’s faster AWD rivals now and ID.2 coming next year with much more competitive price. AWD would have been a way to differentiate. Now there’s not much point in ID.3 anymore. Except 600km range, which is nice.
I bought a ID4 4motion 2024 with all the options he selected and it cost me 50k so yeah ALL the GTX models don't make sense. ID4 GTX is 70k... that is 20k more for what? 0.5 seconds faster on the 0-100km/h? That red trim on the seats? Yeahhhhhhhhh ok.... next.
Starting price for ID3 in Germany with VW bonus is 33k. So thousands less compared to cheapest Model 3. Kona with Hyundai bonus also around 34k. Cheapest Volvo EX30 is 35k. So this is competitive in german market.
@@binflydushy don’t get me wrong, I really don’t like Elon, and I probably wouldn’t buy a Model 3 because of the “no stalks” design approach but many people love Tesla and it seems to be the go to EV. I’m surprised the new design isn’t selling well if that’s true. I test drove one and at least the build quality and ride are much improved.
Great info on these two new versions. I don't get why VW puts these huge wheels on a family car when most people want more range and comfort? The cost to replace 21 tires compared to 19 is also staggering. If you get a change it would be really interesting to see a range test with one of these new 2024 models on 19's or maybe 20 inch rims to see if the difference is a couple percent or more than 10%.
@@EneriGiilaan Lucky you! In Canada we can only get 19's on the small battery and the RWD. Every AWD comes with 20's and optional 21's but I'm seeing dealer lots with mostly 21's on them. Not sure if it's because they are mostly getting 21's or because the 21's are not selling as quickly.
Finally took the delivery of my ID.3 and first BEV today after wanting it since 2020. So happy with it. What a difference to driving an ICE. Thanks for all the information you provided over the years.
Which Kia's? I know he has done the 130km/h test in the EV6 and the Ioniq5 and both traveled less distance than the GTX plus the GTX has bigger 21 inch wheels. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vy4QNkGvntc.htmlsi=WgL35wdQAk2ctp5o&t=681 or ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U_yVM_JJJUw.htmlsi=S4dPOOOWDYbezOpn
@@infernovideo The look, the body is old. As for the range they all do over 300 miles now so its just fine. Even my 2022 Niro EV does 280 miles without having to worry what I do with the car. But as for software and design the Kia EV range makes these smoother rounded shapes look old. That also goes for the model 3.
@@De4dCert Oh, I didn't realize you were talking about looks, I thought you were talking about range. Looks are subjective, everyone has an opinion. Range is based on the application of the companies knowledge and technology and not on personal opinions.
Thank you for all your videos. I have a question: When you recharge with the plug & charge in Denmark, on what rate will you pay ? Ty one in Denmark or your German We Charge subscription. Thank you again
