Volkswagen announced that the number of registrations for the special edition ID.3 1ST exceed 15,000.

As the German manufacturer plans only 30,000 ID.3 1ST, more than half are already pre-booked with around €1,000 reservation fee paid.

Some were wondering whether 10,000 reservations within the first 24 hours since launch on May 8 was high enough to consider the campaign success. Now, with more than 15,000 over six days, we can estimate the post-launch rate at some 1,000 per day. Is this enough though? Consider that Volkswagen plans to sell around 100,000 ID.3 per year.

The greatest interest in ID.3 comes from countries where EV sales are already relatively high:

Germany

Norway

Netherlands

UK

Sweden

Jürgen Stackmann, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand responsible for Sales, Marketing and After-Sales:

“The positive response shows that many customers are ready for e-mobility. People who want to be among the first to drive an ID.3 should not wait too long with their registrations. The number of pre-bookers is rising steadily.”

The offer:

ID.3 1 ST special edition (30,000 vehicles), medium battery pack (58 kWh, 420 km / 261 miles of WLTP range), starting below €40,000 in Germany before the deduction of the subsidy, in four colors and three trim versions

special edition (30,000 vehicles), medium battery pack (58 kWh, 420 km / 261 miles of WLTP range), starting in Germany before the deduction of the subsidy, in four colors and three trim versions ID.3 regular with medium battery pack

ID.3 regular with big battery pack

ID.3 regular with base battery pack starting below €30,000 (target) in Germany

* Registration deposit is €1,000, but could vary in other countries (£750 in the UK).

Production plan:

Production of the ID.3 1ST is to start as planned at the end of 2019

the first vehicles are to be delivered in mid-2020

Gallery: Volkswagen ID.3 Prebooking