One of the best EVs 10 years ago

[cron@feddit.org]

Looking back over the past decade, it's fascinating to see how much technology has evolved.

In 2015, the Volkswagen e-Golf was one of the top EVs available, offering optional fast charging and a range of just 125 km.

Did anyone here drive an EV 10 years ago? What was your experience like?

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[happyskullsplitter@lemmy.world]

I still feel like, at least for urban use, that a smaller battery with faster charge times are better than a long range battery

[reddig33@lemmy.world]

The GM EV1 from 1997 had a longer range than this, and it didn’t even have lithium batteries.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1

[cron@feddit.org]

Battery sizes and charging speeds correlate, I think this is one of the main reasons we see cars with almost 100kwh of battery nowadays.

[thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe]

How was the eGolf one of the "top EVs" ? The Leaf was cheaper in the same range/battery size and Nazi man's Model S was literally superior in every way (albeit double the cost but triple the range etc). Hell the Zoe was better bangs for bucks with (iirc) a larger battery for the same price and an equal fitout.

Have a look at Norway's sales stats for that year to get an objective view of what were good EVs in that timeframe (because that was what people actually bought in a market where EVs were competitive)

[evotech@lemmy.world]

You can always just charge 20 kwh on your 70 kwh car. That'd be very fast