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Volkswagen's 2021 ID.4 X and ID.4 Crozz electric SUVs have been revealed early thanks to leaked official photos shared with a regulatory body in China. The ID.4 will be Volkswagen's first all-electric SUV and is scheduled to launch in China, Europe and the United States sometime in 2020, although Volkswagen is yet to confirm an official date (it was originally scheduled to debut at the cancelled New York Motor Show in April).

Volkswagen is looking to fortify its electric assault with the addition of two smaller models in the ID range – the ID.1 and ID.2, as reported by Car. The models will be built on familiar, scalable MEB electric architecture – the same seen in the larger ID.3 and ID.4, however costs will be brought down by reducing features and driving range. “We can shrink the MEB architecture with less content to get the cost down,” Volkswagen brand chief Ralf Brandstätter told Car.

Volkswagen is developing robots that can find and charge electric vehicles in need of a range boost. The idea behind the robots is simple: vehicles low on charge can park in a regular multi-storey carpark, and wirelessly communicate with the charging infrastructure. An autonomous robot will then deliver a small charger to the vehicle, wirelessly open the car's charge port, and connect up the charger.

Volkswagen is making sure it brings appropriate ID when it visits the Petersen Automotive Museum this month – an ID. concept, that is. The company has announced it’s unveiling an all-new ID. concept vehicle at the Building an Electric Future exhibit, set to open to the public on November 20. The exhibit is intended to show Volkswagen's history and, according to its press release, “emphasise the brand’s plans to become the foremost producer of electric vehicles”.

Another electric Volkswagen made its debut in the metal at Frankfurt... it just happened to be shrouded in fog and covered in stripes. Though this year’s show heralded the debut of the production ID.3 hatchback, the Volkswagen stand was also home to an upcoming electric crossover. Automotive News reports the electric crossover, which appears to be based on the ID Crozz concept, will wear the ID.4 name when it enters production next year.