The Volkswagen ID.4 is the mannequin that can introduce the German model’s electrical automobiles to North America. Nevertheless, primarily based on this overview from Engineering Defined, a couple of points must be ironed out earlier than the SUV might be thought of a correct rival to the likes of the Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E.

Driving the ID.4 is a rear-mounted electrical motor with 201 hp and 228 lb-ft (309 Nm) of torque. In Professional guise, the SUV options an 82 kWh battery pack and is ready to journey 250 miles (403 km) on a single cost in response to the EPA. That beats out the rear-wheel drive Ford Mustang Mach-E Customary Vary that may journey 230 miles (370 km) on a cost.

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As Jason from Engineering Defined reveals in his interview, the VW ID.4 additionally has the Mustang Mach-E beat in the case of quick charging. When hooked as much as an Electrify America charger, he was capable of high up the battery from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in simply 35 minutes. A cost from 15 per cent to 65 per cent took a mere 22 minutes, simply 1 minute slower than the YouTuber’s personal Tesla Mannequin 3.

The ID.4 does have quite a lot of points, although. For instance, the navigation system doesn’t prioritize Electrify America chargers and may usually ship you to gradual chargers. Moreover, it is vitally heavy at 4,665 lbs and doesn’t function a warmth pump nor a entrance trunk, whereas VW additionally hasn’t geared up the ID.4 with a one-pedal driving perform.