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Volkswagen says its new affordable EV family has nearly 150,000 orders
Volkswagen says its new Electric Urban Car Family has received nearly 150,000 orders.
The family includes the Cupra Raval, Volkswagen ID.
Polo, Škoda Epiq and Volkswagen ID.
Cross.
The entry-level cars are priced from 25,000 to 30,000 euros and share about 80% of their components.
Volkswagen says high fuel prices and a wider choice of lower-cost models are helping increase interest in electric cars in Europe.
The company sold 209,100 electric vehicles in Europe in the third quarter of 2026, nearly 20% more than a year earlier.
Across the group, electric car sales have been much weaker in China and the United States, where Volkswagen sold 18,000 and 5,100 battery-electric vehicles, respectively, in the quarter.
Volkswagen expects its electric lineup to improve, with the ID.
Tiguan set to replace the ID.4.
Volkswagen says its Electric Urban Car Family has received nearly 150,000 orders shortly after launch.
The family includes four electric cars from the Cupra, Volkswagen and Škoda brands.
Volkswagen says the entry-level models cost between 25,000 and 30,000 euros and share about 80% of their components.
The company says high fuel prices and a wider range of entry-level models are boosting interest in electric vehicles in Europe.
- Who
- Volkswagen says it has received the orders.
- What
- Nearly 150,000 orders have been placed for its Electric Urban Car Family.
- When
- Shortly after the family’s launch; the announcement was made on Monday.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Volkswagen cites high fuel prices and a wider range of entry-level models as reasons for growing interest in electric vehicles.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Volkswagen’s Electric Urban Car Family received nearly 150,000 orders.
Volkswagen sold 209,100 electric vehicles in Europe, nearly 20% more than in the same period a year earlier.
- Orders
- Nearly 150,000
- Models
- Cupra Raval, Volkswagen ID. Polo, Škoda Epiq and Volkswagen ID. Cross
- Price range
- 25,000 to 30,000 euros
- Shared components
- About 80%
- European EV sales in Q3 2026
- 209,100
What people are saying
In our home market, we are seeing a significantly accelerated trend towards all-electric vehicles
The main reasons for this are the currently high fuel prices and the wider range of entry-level models.
Sources
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