• Jiral@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      VW is the largest producer and seller of EVs on the European market, and the larger group even more so (as that includes Skoda, Cupra etc). The one segment not served well until now was the compact car segment but they are currently launching the ID.Polo which is a great offer for that segment as well.

      I am not sure how anyone could say that they don’t have much on offer.

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        2 days ago

        Well, I am more into the segment where they offer the ID Buzz. But that is a horrible car, and ugly as sin.

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          2 days ago

          So you don’t like the ID Buzz offer, fair. It doesn’t make the position that VW has nothing on offer as largest seller of EVs in Europe any less absurd.

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              1 day ago

              Ah, someone who makes fun of practicable cars that are suitable in reality for the majority of urban and suburban users. Let me guess you are looking for one of those child-crushers?

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                No, I’m not looking for one of those f-ed up American monster trucks. I need a car that is capable of transporting people and materials in varying amounts. Look up “Seat Alhambra” to see what I need. Up to seven seats, or two cubic meters of cargo. And a tow hook.

                The shoeboxes simply don’t cut it for my case.

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                  13 hours ago

                  You are using a derogatory term for cars that are great choices for many. Even if those cars are not suitable for your requirements it just puts you in a certain light.

                  There are indeed not a lot of MPV EVs on offer, I guess, car producers really want to push people into more profitable, less useful SUVs instead. But then VW has been killing the Sharan also among ICE vehicles. So this isn’t even an EV problem.

                  The best best for your requirement is maybe still the Toyota Proace City Verso L2 50 kWh. AT 40000 EUR it is also somewhat reasonably priced for a van with 5-7 seats. It has a central screen but it is rather conservative as far as modern cars go. Yes, it is a full Van rather than a compact Van but like I said, producers really don’t want to produce those anymore.

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                    6 hours ago

                    There is also a van from Mercedes that would fit my parameters, but it has Mercedes prices…

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      2 days ago

      Id3 is actually nice to drive though, the range is reasonable and the features it has are polished. It’s also funny being able to keep pace with the people who think noisy car means power.

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        2 days ago

        That might be, but it is way to small for my use case. The ID Buzz would fit, but it is horrible and ugly.