VW's Cheapest EV Is First To Use Rivian Software (techcrunch.com)
(Tuesday March 18, 2025 @06:40PM (BeauHD)
from the what-to-expect dept.)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/18/2015234/vws-cheapest-ev-is-first-to-use-rivian-software
- Source link: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/volkswagens-cheapest-ev-ever-is-the-first-to-use-rivian-software/
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch:
> Volkswagen's ultra-cheap EV called the ID EVERY1 -- a small four-door hatchback revealed Wednesday -- will be the [1]first to roll out with software and architecture from Rivian , according to a source familiar with the new model. The EV is expected to go into production in 2027 with a starting price of 20,000 euros ($21,500). A second EV called the ID.2all, which will be priced in the 25,000 euro price category, will be available in 2026. Both vehicles are part of the automaker's new category of electric urban front-wheel-drive cars that are being developed under the "Brand Group Core" that makes up the volume brands in the VW Group. And both vehicles are for the European market.
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> The EVERY1 will be the first to ship with Rivian's vehicle architecture and software as part of a [2]$5.8 billion joint venture struck last year between the German automaker and U.S. EV maker. The ID.2all is based on the E3 1.1 architecture and software developed by VW's software unit Cariad. VW didn't name Rivian in its reveal Wednesday, although there were numerous nods to next-generation software. Kai Grunitz, member of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management responsible for technical development, noted it would be the first model in the entire VW Group to use a "fundamentally new, particularly powerful software architecture." "This means the future entry-level Volkswagen can be equipped with new functions throughout its entire life cycle," he said. "Even after purchase of a new car, the small Volkswagen can still be individually adapted to customer needs."
Volkswagen says the ID EVERY1 concept is a compact electric vehicle with a 70 kW motor, a top speed of 130 km/h, a minimum range of 250 km (150 miles), seating for four, and a 305-liter luggage capacity.
Volkswagen has a [3]press release with additional information.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/volkswagens-cheapest-ev-ever-is-the-first-to-use-rivian-software/
[2] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/06/25/2111250/vw-to-invest-up-to-5-billion-in-ev-maker-rivian
[3] https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/mobility-for-everyone-with-the-id-every1-volkswagen-is-providing-a-preview-of-an-entry-level-electric-model-19039
> Volkswagen's ultra-cheap EV called the ID EVERY1 -- a small four-door hatchback revealed Wednesday -- will be the [1]first to roll out with software and architecture from Rivian , according to a source familiar with the new model. The EV is expected to go into production in 2027 with a starting price of 20,000 euros ($21,500). A second EV called the ID.2all, which will be priced in the 25,000 euro price category, will be available in 2026. Both vehicles are part of the automaker's new category of electric urban front-wheel-drive cars that are being developed under the "Brand Group Core" that makes up the volume brands in the VW Group. And both vehicles are for the European market.
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> The EVERY1 will be the first to ship with Rivian's vehicle architecture and software as part of a [2]$5.8 billion joint venture struck last year between the German automaker and U.S. EV maker. The ID.2all is based on the E3 1.1 architecture and software developed by VW's software unit Cariad. VW didn't name Rivian in its reveal Wednesday, although there were numerous nods to next-generation software. Kai Grunitz, member of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management responsible for technical development, noted it would be the first model in the entire VW Group to use a "fundamentally new, particularly powerful software architecture." "This means the future entry-level Volkswagen can be equipped with new functions throughout its entire life cycle," he said. "Even after purchase of a new car, the small Volkswagen can still be individually adapted to customer needs."
Volkswagen says the ID EVERY1 concept is a compact electric vehicle with a 70 kW motor, a top speed of 130 km/h, a minimum range of 250 km (150 miles), seating for four, and a 305-liter luggage capacity.
Volkswagen has a [3]press release with additional information.
[1] https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/volkswagens-cheapest-ev-ever-is-the-first-to-use-rivian-software/
[2] https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/06/25/2111250/vw-to-invest-up-to-5-billion-in-ev-maker-rivian
[3] https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/mobility-for-everyone-with-the-id-every1-volkswagen-is-providing-a-preview-of-an-entry-level-electric-model-19039
It might save the VW goup (Score:2)
by Teun ( 17872 )
Because the present VW EV's are mainly know for their very poor software architecture this might be what they need, a saner system.
Rivian? (Score:1)
What's that? Fill me in BeauHD. Don't just lazily copy/paste.
Re: (Score:1)
A company that makes electric trucks that don’t fall apart.
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They are very expensive to repair though. One guy got a minor ding to the rear and it cost $42,000 to repair it because the rear is a "unipanel" which went from the rear bumper and over the roof. Repairing it meant disassembling and reassembling [1]half the car [disqus.com] including much of the rear electronics and glass.
So while they look nice, I wonder wtf is going on with automakers doing this stuff. Being able to repair a vehicle cheaply is important. It can't be easy or cheap for Rivian to make a unipanel so why not
[1] https://disqus.com/by/drxym/
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Oops this is the [1]correct link [theautopian.com]
[1] https://www.theautopian.com/heres-why-that-rivian-r1t-repair-cost-42000-after-just-a-minor-fender-bender/
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I remember when trucks were work vehicles and not for emotional support.
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OK, interesting but this is about software.
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Rivian is a company on which Slashdot has run some 60 stories about over the past couple of years. If you don't know about them by now as a Slashdot reader, you probably were never interested.
But even if you were interested there's a link in TFS that if you clicked it leads you to a page with the title "VW To Invest Up To $5 Billion In EV Maker Rivian" Do you want to take a guess at what Rivian is?
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/me looks at your UID and thinks, nice troll job.
But in case you have a bad memory already, It is overtly explained in the second paragraph of the summary.
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> The EVERY1 will be the first to ship with Rivian's vehicle architecture and software as part of a $5.8 billion joint venture struck last year between the German automaker and U.S. EV maker.
I'm pretty sure VW is a German automaker, so process of elimination leads me to think Rivian might be a U.S. EV maker.
I kid, because of course I know what Rivian is- we have showrooms here. They tend to be clustered near Tesla and Lucid showrooms.