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Affordable gateway to electric mobility The ID. LIFE: sustainable, innovative and timeless

01/20/22
The ID. LIFE: sustainable, innovative and timeless
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With the ID. LIFE, Volkswagen presented its vision of an electric car in the small car segment. The concept represents sustainable mobility, digital technologies, timeless design – all at the entry-level price of 20,000 to 25,000 euros. Particular highlights include the natural and recycled materials in the all-electric entry-level Volkswagen model, which is set to be launched in 2025.

Sustainability is key in the ID. LIFE. Not only does it drive with zero local emissions thanks to its electric drive, the compact crossover is also made from natural raw materials and recycled materials. “The ID. LIFE is a first glimpse through the keyhole at our small electric class of the future,” said Volkswagen head designer Jozef Kabaň. “Innovation, sustainability and timelessness are the three things driving us.”

Entirely natural: Natural colourants and organically based hardening agents are used in the ID. LIFE.

Compact crossover: purist and sustainable

The ID. LIFE does away with decorative elements and add-on parts, as well as a conventional mixture of materials. For example, the air chamber textiles for the roof and the front cover are made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. The clear coat for the body contains wood chips as a natural colourant, and an organically based hardening agent. Organic oil, natural rubber and rice husks are just some of the raw materials used to make the tyres.

The ID. LIFE is a first glimpse through the keyhole at our small electric class of the future.
Jozef Kabaň
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The ID. LIFE: sustainable, innovative and timeless

Natural and recycled materials also feature in the interior

The interior also follows a consistently sustainable approach. The wood built into the interior comes from sustainable forestry. Passengers sit on Artverlours Eco seat covers, made from a high percentage of recycled materials, a secondary raw material produced when recycling plastic waste.

Digital companion: The multi-functional, sustainable interior of the ID. LIFE.

With the affordable entry-level electric ID. LIFE, Volkswagen is making sustainable mobility accessible to even more people, and is expanding its ACCELERATE strategy. The company aims to increase the share of pure electric models in overall vehicle sales to at least 70 percent in Europe and at least 50 percent in North America and China by 2030. With its electrification offensive, Volkswagen wants to become the most desirable brand when it comes to sustainable mobility.

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The specified fuel consumption and emission data have been determined according to the measurement procedures prescribed by law. Since 1st September 2017, certain new vehicles are already being type-approved according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Starting on September 1st 2018, the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) will be replaced by the WLTP in stages. Owing to the more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured according to the WLTP will, in many cases, be higher than those measured according to the NEDC. For further information on the differences between the WLTP and NEDC, please visit www.volkswagen.de/wltp.

We are currently still required by law to state the NEDC figures. In the case of new vehicles which have been type-approved according to the WLTP, the NEDC figures are derived from the WLTP data. It is possible to specify the WLTP figures voluntarily in addition until such time as this is required by law. In cases where the NEDC figures are specified as value ranges, these do not refer to a particular individual vehicle and do not constitute part of the sales offering. They are intended exclusively as a means of comparison between different vehicle types. Additional equipment and accessories (e.g. add-on parts, different tyre formats, etc.) may change the relevant vehicle parameters, such as weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, and, in conjunction with weather and traffic conditions and individual driving style, may affect fuel consumption, electrical power consumption, CO2 emissions and the performance figures for the vehicle.

Further information on official fuel consumption figures and the official specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the “Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new passenger car models”, which is available free of charge at all sales dealerships and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, D-73760 Ostfildern, Germany and at www.dat.de.