EPA Vary, Vitality Consumption And Worth Comparability

Your complete 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 household has been listed on the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA), enabling us to match the driving vary and power consumption.

The Volkswagen ID.4 has three variations, every in two trim ranges. First is the entry-level ID.4 with a 62-kilowatt-hour battery and EPA Mixed vary of 206 miles. Second is the 82-kWh model with an EPA estimated vary of 291 miles. Each variations are rear-wheel drive. Lastly, the third choice is the 82-kWh model with a twin motor, all-wheel drive powertrain, rated at 263 miles.

In comparison with the 2023 mannequin yr, the ID.4 with a 62-kWh has 3 miles much less vary, whereas the ID.4 with an 82-kWh battery has the next vary by a number of %:

• ID.4 RWD (62 kWh): 206 miles (down 3 miles or 0.1%)
• ID.4 RWD (82 kWh): 291 miles (up 16 miles or 5.8%)
• ID.4 AWD (82 kWh): 263 miles (up 8 miles or 3.1%)

The rise is usually associated to the brand new rear drive unit (APP550) within the 82-kWh variations of the automotive. It has extra energy (210 kilowatts versus 150 kW), effectivity, and vary. Initially, the producer famous some manufacturing bottlenecks within the manufacturing of APP550.

In the meantime, the 62-kWh battery model of the automotive is provided with the older APP310 rear drive unit and even misplaced just a few miles of vary, doubtlessly resulting from some minor change.

Vitality consumption, together with charging losses, of the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 (62 kWh) with 19-inch/20-inch wheels is estimated at 107 MPGe or about 315 watt-hours per mile (3.2 miles/kWh).

That is an attention-grabbing outcome in comparison with the Volkswagen ID.4 with an 82 kWh battery and the brand new APP550 drive unit. Regardless of this model having 20 kWh of extra batteries (a 3rd extra) and 210 kW (as an alternative of 150 kW), it is way more environment friendly, translating into the next driving vary.

The 2 variations within the 2023 mannequin yr had nearly the identical power consumption ranking. However now, the ID.4 RWD (82 kWh) is rated at 113 MPGe: 298 Wh/mi or 3.4 miles/kWh. That is over 5% higher power consumption.

It is price noting that the trim ranges with 20-inch wheels have the identical rankings as those with 19-inch wheels.

The brand new 2024 ID.4 AWD model additionally received an effectivity enhance, though it is smaller. That is as a result of the rear drive unit is one in all two, and the switchover’s affect isn’t as excessive as within the RWD model. The brand new ranking is 102 MPGe: 330 Wh/mi or 3.0 miles/kWh.

The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 has power consumption rankings just like the 2024 Toyota bZ4X.

Let’s observe that the freeway MPGe rankings are noticeably decrease in all circumstances than the mixed values. We estimate the EPA Freeway vary may be 15-25 miles (or as much as 8%) decrease. Nonetheless, that is solely a tough estimate as a result of the MPGe quantity consists of charging losses (calculation utilizing a easy proportion is inaccurate).

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Pricing

The Volkswagen ID.4 begins at an MSRP of $39,735. Its vacation spot cost is $1,425. Because of the native manufacturing in Tennessee and native manufacturing of EV batteries (by SK On), the mannequin is certified for the total $7,500 federal tax credit score. This successfully lowers the beginning price to $33,660.

The extra succesful ID.4 Professional model (RWD, 82-kWh battery) begins at $38,800, which seems to be a aggressive degree. In Q1 2024, gross sales of the ID.4 weakened, though there’s a massive probability that it’ll stay one of many best-selling EVs in the marketplace, identical to in 2023, when nearly 38,000 have been offered within the U.S.