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Exterior photo 1 of the Volkswagen Id. Polo Hatchback
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Range is the official WLTP laboratory figure, measured on a full charge: expect roughly 15% less in normal use and more again in cold weather. Charge time assumes a charge point that can deliver this car’s maximum rate.
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Volkswagen reinvents the Polo supermini for the electric era - as it reinvents the way its products meet the needs of long-standing customers. The ID.Polo is practical, frugal - and accessible to people yet to be converted by the idea of an EV. It's a very important small car indeed.
Jonathan Crouch · updated 6 August 2026
“Mint condition” by Jonathan Crouch · 7 min read · updated 6 August 2026
'True Volkswagens are back' - or so the brand tells us with this car, the ID.Polo.
If you find that difficult to believe, given that this, the Wolfsburg maker's smallest EV yet is built in Spain and shares 80% of its components with two other members of the VW Group's 'Urban Electric Family', the Skoda Epiq and the CUPRA Raval. Despite all of this, the ID.Polo has its own very distinct 'Volkswagen' look. And has been engineered to drive in a manner recognisable to loyalists of 'The Peoples' Car' brand who may have been put off by the abrasively futuristic ID.3.
Mentioning that EV reminds us that throughout most of its development, this car was slated to be named 'ID.2' - until that plan was abandoned as part of the 'True Volkswagen' programme's bid to make the marque's models feel friendly and familiar again. In many ways, this is the most important EV the brand has launched yet, paired with the identically-engineered ID.Cross small electric SUV and sitting alongside the old (and continuing) combustion Polo supermini. Let's take a closer look.
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Rapid DC · up to 88 kW
23 min
10-80% charge
Fast AC · up to 11 kW
4 h
0-100% charge
These are the maximum rates this car accepts: actual speed depends on the charge point, the battery temperature and how full the battery already is.
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Straight answers on how the cost works, what comes with the car and what happens if things change. If your question is not here, ask us.
Because you give it up from your gross pay. The amount sacrificed comes out before income tax and National Insurance, so you stop paying those on that part of your salary, and the figure shown here is what actually leaves your take-home pay once that relief and the benefit-in-kind tax on the car are accounted for.
It is the tax on having a company car available to you, charged as a percentage of the car list price. It is already included in the cost shown here. Electric cars sit at a much lower percentage than petrol or diesel, which is most of why salary sacrifice works well for an EV, though the percentage is set by government and rises over time.
The maintenance package comes with every car: servicing, maintenance, road tax, tyres and breakdown cover are all in the monthly amount, so the only running cost left to you is charging. Insurance is optional and depends on whether your employer has added it to their scheme. Your quote sets out exactly what yours covers before you commit to anything.
Change them here as much as you like: the cost updates as you do. Once the order is placed the term and mileage are fixed for the length of the agreement, so it is worth being honest about your mileage now rather than contracting for less than you drive.
The arrangement is between you and your employer, so leaving ends it. What happens to the car then depends on your scheme: some employers let you take the agreement with you, others end it early, and early termination can carry a cost. Check your scheme documents or ask your employer before you order.
Ask them. It costs a business nothing to set up or run, and most say yes once they have seen the figures. Just above these questions there is a short note you can send to whoever runs HR or benefits, or ask us and a scheme specialist will approach them for you.
It varies by make and specification, from a few weeks for a car already in the country to several months for a factory order. We confirm the lead time for this specific car before you commit.
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