Volkswagen has decided not to begin the full-scale production of an affordable electric car based on its ID.2all Concept until spring or summer 2026. According to Automotive News quoting inside sources, the company decided to optimize the car when it learned about the Euro-7 standards being postponed.
The original production start date was in the first half of 2025. At the same time, Europe had planned to adopt new, stricter emission standards in 2025. However, governments of eight EU countries backed by automakers opposed this decision last fall, asking for a more gradual adoption of the Euro-7. As a result, only buses and heavy commercial transports will need to comply with the new standard starting next year, while all light passenger cars will be good enough with Euro-6 for the time being.
Among other things, this means that carmakers in Europe no longer have to hurry and switch their existing vehicle lineups to electric power. Volkswagen in particular found that it would be better off prioritizing traditional ICE car production over EVs. For one thing, the German automaker no longer sees it necessary to retire the Polo lineup, as well as some other compact models, Automotive News believes based on the reports.
This means that the ID.2all, which is estimated at €25,000 before options, will not be coming to the market in 2025 as initially planned. According to the insiders, it will still debut that year and probably even enjoy some time in production, but large-scale deliveries will not start until Q2 2026.
