Volkswagen has made no secret of its plan to launch a fresh range of electric vehicles in the next few years, revealing the ID concept in Paris last year and the ID Buzz show car in Detroit in January. And now the Wolfsburg automaker is about to add a third concept to the family.

In Shanghai next week, VW will unveil its first electrically powered crossover, complete with coupé-like styling (as can be seen in the accompanying teaser image).

VW says the crossover coupé member of the ID family will feature electric all-wheel drive and a "long driving range on the same level of the range of today's petrol-powered cars". A rival for the Tesla Model X? It seems likely…

Like its two ID-badged concept siblings, Volkswagen says the third member "can also drive fully autonomously".

"Volkswagen has set the clearly defined goal of advancing electric drive vehicles from the status of a start-up niche to large-scale production models by the middle of the next decade in a worldwide product offensive," the German brand said in a statement.

"The concept car that is now making its debut in Shanghai illustrates just how multifaceted the range of these future Volkswagen electric models will be in the year 2020," it added.

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