Always howl with the wolves in the woods. Yes, I nodded affirmatively, electric cars are much more expensive than combustion engine cars. The tipping point is coming, around 2025 prices will become comparable, but we are not there yet.
Lived under a rock, apparently. I found out when I wanted to know how much more expensive Waves are than ID3s. Partly because I’m in the market for an EV, partly out of professional interest. Which Golf could I have bought for the money I would spend on ID?
Have a look. If I had to buy an electric VW, it would be the ID3 Pro S with a 77 kWh battery. It can reach 500 kilometers on a battery charge, charges smoothly enough with 125 kW and is, subject to software and other problems, a fine and with approximately 42 mille, quite reasonably priced car. The equipment is complete and apart from a heat pump of €1,000 plus some trifles, I don’t have to tick many options. In the end, including Assistance Package Plus at €2,340, metallic paint at €970, a comfort package plus the heat pump, almost five grand on top. And due to an amount of €1,125 in road preparation costs, the bill shoots up to just under 47 mille. For that money I have a spacious, nice driving and dead quiet VW with all the trimmings. If I could buy it, because that is now difficult due to the chip shortage, but VW can’t do anything about that. And if I had only opted for that heat pump, I would have been ready before 43. More than reasonable compared to the competition.
Now the Gulf. We had lost track of each other a bit. You see it less in the Netherlands these days, but in Germany the eighth generation sells well, much better than the ID3. Perhaps price is the stumbling block here. The cheapest Golf, hold on tight, will cost you €31,490 in the Netherlands, by the grace of God including roadworthiness costs. Fortunately, the basic Wave is less crisis than you think, those times are over. It already has a digital cockpit with multifunction steering wheel, adaptive cruise control and parking sensors, but with that one-litre three-cylinder with 110 hp it still gets a nice 200. But to approach the performance level of the ID3, I will at least have to opt for the 150 hp TSI. . This is also a sensible choice from an economic point of view. The engine is splash-efficient; I already took 1 in 23 with it, with the current petrol prices not an unpleasant side effect.
We also want a bit of bling, so as not to be completely blown away by the high-tech of the plug boys. We go straight to the R-line Business+ for €36,290. With the desired engine plus DSG, it shoots to almost €40,000. Then the options. Metallic paint, €960; 18 inch alloy ‘Bergamo’, €460. With Assistance package, Keyless access, LED lighting, climatronic and rear side airbags (why not standard, Wolfsburg?), adaptive chassis, Multimedia Plus Package and telephone preparation Plus, the price rises further to €42,292. For a C-segmenter with 150 hp. Hello, you already have a standard fairly complete Pro S for that! And that is still the most expensive ID3. With a 58 kWh variant and even the 45 kWh entry-level model, you are also well served as a normal employee. The cheapest ID3 costs €33,490, by the way, only two thousand more than the basic Golf. That tipping point has already been almost reached at VW. It’s almost 1-1 for electric. Excluding state subsidy.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl