Free home charger for 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5
Snap up one of VW’s latest EVs and the German brand will throw in and install a home chargerVolkswagen Australia has announced it will gift a free home charger worth $1899 for the first 500 buyers of its new 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 or ID.5 SUV coupe.
Said to have a 7kW peak output, the free wallbox includes installation by a certified electrician. It slashes charging time to around 11 hours, down from the 23 hours it takes using a 2.3kW domestic plug socket.
As well as the home charger, Volkswagen says if you buy its Tesla Model Y rival it will kick in discounted charging at Ampol stations, with the extra option of allowing ID.4 and ID.5 owners to top up at more than 90 Volkswagen dealers around the country.
Available in dealers now, the Volkswagen ID.4 initially comes in Pro trim, priced from $59,990 plus on road costs (ORCs). A sporty GTX version will arrive later.
Equipped with a single e-motor that drives the rear-wheels, the entry ID.4 produces 210kW and 545Nm of torque.
Combined with a 77kWh battery, the ID.4 gets a driving range of 544km.
The sportier ID.5, meanwhile, is only available in the GTX grade and gets a larger 79kWh battery for a driving range of 522km. Instead of a single e-motor, the ID.5 GTX gets a dual-motor set-up that produces 250kW.
Priced from $72,990 plus ORCs, Volkswagen says a base Pro variant will be introduced later on from launch.
Built to fight the global best-selling 2025 Tesla Model Y ($58,900 plus ORCs), the VW ID.4 is priced just $1000 above the revised American SUV but it’s thought new rivals like the bargain-priced Geely EX5 ($40,990 plus ORCs) and the Leapmotor C10 ($45,888 plus ORCs) will also prove a significant challenge.
Other cheaper rivals include the Deepal S07 ($53,990 plus ORCs) and the BYD Sealion 7 ($54,990 plus ORCs), which are both already making in-roads in the sales charts.
Volkswagen has confirmed that it has no plans to extend its offer of a free charger once the first 500 cars are sold.
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