Volkswagen denies delay in ID.3 launch amid talks of software bugs

A few days ago a German magazine exposed serious software problemsthat theVolkswagen ID.3was suffering,which could delay the launch of the electric compact car by up to a year.

Now Volkswagen has officially confirmed that this is not true.According to Andreas Grob, spokesman for the Volkswagen electric mobility area,ID.3 keeps its deadlines intact, with production starting in November 2019 and first deliveries this summer.

He has also added that by the start of deliveries, Volkswagen will have30,000 unitsreadyto deliver simultaneously.

As for the software problems, it had been rumoured that Volkswagen would opt for an intermediate solution, delivering the vehicles with an unfinished system, which would be updated later.But the brand spokesperson has indicated thatthese vehicles will be updated before being picked up by customers.

The Volkswagen ID.3 EV uses the APP310 electronic drive to transmit power to the drive wheels using an extremely compact 1-speed gearbox.The mechanism used has only a small number of gears.This 1-speed gearbox is part of the electric drive system for the MEB Modular Electric Drive System and is manufactured by Volkswagen Group Components at the Kassel plant.

The new ID.3 has a size similar to that of Golf and will be offered withthreedifferentfinishes and powertrains.TheID.3 Purecan do up to 330 kilometres, whilethe Prowill have a range of420 kilometres, which will rise to550 kilometresin the case of thePro Svariant.

ThePure variantcan be chosen with powers of126hp and 150hp, while theProwill offer145 and 204 horsesof maximum power.In the case ofID.3 Pro S, the maximum power will be160 hp.

The ID.3 battery is guaranteed for 8 years or 80,000 km.Each cell has 34 volts and each module has 24 cells.The batteries it equips are LG, but the brand has reported that they are building a cell factory next to the Northvolt company. The chemical chosen for the battery is lithium-ion, and incorporates less cobalt than usual.