Drive electric

We’re here to walk you through all the common questions that you might have about the many advantages of choosing to drive electric with Volkswagen.

The Basics

Discover YourWagen ID. stories

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BeckysWagen

Becky is a busy, full-time-working mum with two young girls, two dogs and owns an ID.3. She would always want to have a Volkswagen electric car now, without a doubt.

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RohitsWagen Story

A year ago, Rohit would have been against electric cars however owning one has changed his perspective completely. When he decided to go electric, Rohit knew that the ID.5 was going to be the obvious choice.

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OurWagen story

Ken and Lyn are volunteer drivers doing drop-offs for people going to hospitals. With anything up to 300 journeys in a single year, it was important for them to have a reliable car with a good range and they felt the ID.4 was the perfect car for the job.

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Charging at home made easy

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    Simple 3 pin charging

    At a very basic level you can charge your ID. with an ordinary 3 pin plug. Whilst this method charges at a more leisurely pace (typically around 2.3kW), it’s reassuring to know you can charge anywhere there’s a 3-pin socket.

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    Our Ohme home charger

    A home charger is a convenient way to charge your ID. It allows you to fully charge your battery to the level you want. We recommend to our customers that they install an Ohme home charger which comes with a ‘Max charge’ feature, giving your vehicle a battery boost in rapid time. You can see more about Ohme home charger here. Our scheduled charging functionality allows you to choose to charge during times when the electricity tariff is lower. Our recommended energy provider, OVO, offer a cheaper tariff on electric-vehicle charging with Charge Anytime, to find out more click here. 

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    Local street chargers

    There are many ways to find chargers near you, such as ZapmapOpens an external link. On-street chargers are a mix of fast DC and slower ones, and some are in street lamps so see what you have around you. You need to download their specific app to charge with different providers. Don’t forget, most workplaces and car parks now have charging bays too.

Public rapid charge point availability is increasing all the time

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    Growing charging network

    The public charging network is growing rapidly. Since December 2022, the network has grown by 45% meaning there are now more charging stations in the UK than fuel stations1.

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    80% in 30 mins

    Many charging stations across the UK offer super-fast DC charging (typically at 150kW or higher), which allows you to re-charge your ID. battery to 80% in approximately 30 minutes2.

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    Our EV route planner helps

    Built into the ID’s sat nav is a route planner that finds charging stations when you will need them, giving you complete peace of mind on longer journeys.

Don’t worry it’s a Volkswagen

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The same reliable build quality

Within our all-electric ID. range, you can find a car that suits you - no matter your lifestyle. They’re Volkswagens after all, which means they’re as brilliantly engineered, reliable and safe as our combustion engine cars. As well as meeting with the highest standards required to be a Volkswagen, each member of our ID. family comes with a 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating, and it’s not like we’re new to the scene, we’ve been building electric cars since the 70s.

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Battery guarantee

We guarantee your battery won’t drop below a minimum of 70% of its usable capacity over a period of eight years from new, or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.

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Fewer moving parts

A Volkswagen ID. has far fewer moving parts than its combustion engine equivalent, which reduces the need for servicing and makes diagnostics much easier, particularly with our Smart Diagnostics and specialist servicing network. To keep you on the road, the entire range comes with fixed 2-year service intervals with unlimited mileage. You can read more about electric car servicing here. 

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Important information :

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See https://www.zap-map.com/ev-stats/how-many-charging-points for more details.
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Ultra-rapid 150kWh and 350kWh chargers are mainly located on selected motorways and major arterial routes. These chargers are not currently available in Northern Ireland and numbers are low in Scotland, Wales and rural parts of England. Please see https://www.zap-map.com/ for further details.

^If you are selecting a Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.7, ID.7 Tourer or ID.Buzz then prices shown are the MDP (Manufacturer's Direct Price).  This is the price set by Volkswagen which you pay for the vehicle.  Volkswagen ID vehicles are sold by Volkswagen UK, a trading division of Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited (please note that you will need to visit an authorised Volkswagen Retailer (acting as agent for Volkswagen UK) to order, purchase and take delivery of your Volkswagen ID vehicle).  The MDP includes delivery to an authorised Volkswagen Retailer (acting as agent for Volkswagen UK), number plates, new vehicle registration fee, the first year's Vehicle Excise Duty and VAT (calculated at 20%).  You can find out more about the Volkswagen model for selling ID vehicles by clicking https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/legal/mdp-explained.html.

If you are selecting any other Volkswagen vehicle (excluding the Volkswagen ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.7, ID.7 Tourer or ID.Buzz) then prices listed are Manufacturer’s ‘On the road’ Recommended Retail Price. Actual prices are set by Volkswagen authorised retailers in their sole discretion – always obtain these prices from your chosen Volkswagen Retailer.  Recommended On-The-Road (OTR) retail prices include: delivery charge, number plates, new vehicle registration fee, the first year's Vehicle Excise Duty and VAT (calculated at 20%). Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information above. Prices are taken from the Volkswagen website - this website contains a large number of products and it is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the products listed may be incorrectly priced. Volkswagen may change prices at any time (this includes where there are government changes in regulation and/or legislation). There may be a delay to any price displaying correctly on our materials and it is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some vehicles may be incorrectly priced. Always check prices with your local retailer.

Please be advised we may not be able to provide valuations for vehicles which are outside certain age or mileage ranges, specialist or customised, or not registered in the UK. The actual sale price is dependent on a number of additional factors, which you can discuss further with your retailer. T&Cs will apply.