Some bad news today for anyone in North America who was excited about Volkswagen's ID.7 electric five-door sedan flagship: they'll have to wait longer now to get one. The German automaker decided to delay the launch of its flagship EV on this side of the Atlantic, leaving the ID.Buzz to continue a now-slower electric rollout here. Volkswagen didn’t provide an updated timeline but said that the decision was made because “market dynamics continue to change.
If—hopefully just when—it eventually comes to the U.S., the ID.7 will be powered by an 82-kilowatt-hour battery pack that might enable a combined range of about 300 miles. The official rating is not yet available, so take this figure with a grain of salt. However, we know from Europe, where the ID.7 has been on sale since 2023, that the same 82-kWh battery offers a maximum WLTP rating of 386 miles on a full charge. As for pricing, we expect the base ID.