Volkswagen has achieved a major milestone in its transition to electromobility. In the presence of Lower Saxony’s Minister President, Olaf Lies, the 1.5 millionth all-electric ID. family vehicle was delivered to a customer at the Volkswagen plant in Emden. The milestone vehicle—a black ID.7 Tourer Pro—sets new standards in its class with a range of up to 606 kilometers.
“Delivering 1.5 million ID. models is clear proof that Volkswagen is leading the way in electromobility,” said Martin Sander, Board Member for Sales, Marketing, and After Sales. Nearly five years ago, in September 2020, Volkswagen delivered the first vehicles from its all-electric ID. family. Since then, the brand has risen to the top of electric vehicle registration charts—not only in Germany but across Europe. “This achievement shows that our product lineup meets the needs of our customers. As a company, we’re on the right track. Volkswagen continues to be a pioneer in driving the transition to electric mobility,” Sander added.
In the company of Kai Grünitz, member of the Board of Management responsible for Technical Development, and Minister President Olaf Lies, Sander handed over the key to the anniversary vehicle to a customer from Vechta in Lower Saxony. “The ID.7 embodies the strength of Lower Saxony and is proof of the state’s ability to transform,” underlined Lies, whose official car during his tenure as Lower Saxony’s Minister for Economic Affairs was an ID.7 built in Emden.
The plant in East Frisia is a prime example of Volkswagen’s transformation. In recent years, the Group has invested over one billion euros in converting it into an exclusively electric vehicle manufacturing facility. Aside from Zwickau and Gläserne Manufaktur Dresden, Emden is the only Volkswagen plant worldwide dedicated solely to electric vehicles. Further ID. models are rolling off the production lines in Hanover and Chattanooga (USA), as well as in Foshan, Changsha and Anting (all China).
The ID. family has grown steadily since its launch in 2020, with the compact model ID.3 – Volkswagen’s first vehicle developed exclusively as an electric car – being followed a year later by the SUV ID.4 (2021) and its coupé version ID.5 plus the electric bus ID. Buzz. The most recent additions to the ID. family are the ID.7 and the ID.7 Tourer, which came out in 2024. The ID.7 Tourer was the electric vehicle with the highest number of registrations in Germany in the first half of 2025. “The entire Volkswagen team can take pride in these statistics,” Minister President Lies said.
Board Member for Sales Martin Sander still believes there is a need for political action to accelerate the ramp-up of electromobility: “A clear message and specific government incentives are needed if we are to reduce skepticism among private buyers and boost demand in this group.” Currently, the vast majority of new electric vehicles are registered to commercial customers who receive other tax breaks.
Volkswagen is pressing ahead with its electric mobility campaign by launching new ID. models: the production version of the compact ID. 2all costing under 25,000 euros will be launched in 2026, to be followed one year later by the production version of the ID. EVERY13, an entry-level model costing around 20,000 euros. Sander: “The goal is clear: Volkswagen wants to make electromobility accessible to everybody – affordable, reliable and sustainable.”
