Volkswagen has given insight into the brand’s first all-electric SUV during a webcast following the cancellation of the Geneva Motor Show.

The new ID.4 will be launched this year and will have a range of 310 miles, depending on the drive package.

The ID.4 will initially be launched with rear-wheel drive, while an electric all-wheel drive version will be added to the portfolio at a later date.

For Volkswagen, the ID.4 and ID.3 represent important milestones in the brand’s bid to become entirely carbon-neutral by 2050 – in line with the Paris climate agreement. Plans have been put in place to reduce the Volkswagen fleet’s CO2-emissions by a third by as early as 2025. Volkswagen is currently investing one billion euro to electrify its model range while also offering an increasing number of hybrid vehicles. This is based on the fact that, just like electric powertrains, new mild and plug-in hybrid drives in large-scale product lines such as the Golf will significantly help to reduce fleet emissions in the future.

Ralf Brandstätter, Chief Operating Officer of the Volkswagen brand, said: “We will produce and sell the ID.4 in Europe, China and the U.S..”

“The outstanding aerodynamics reduce the drag coefficient, and it will boost the ID.4’s range to up to 310 miles, depending on the drive package."