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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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)
The GM EV1 from 1997 had a longer range than this, and it didn’t even have lithium batteries.
I still feel like, at least for urban use, that a smaller battery with faster charge times are better than a long range battery
You can always just charge 20 kwh on your 70 kwh car. That’d be very fast
Battery sizes and charging speeds correlate, I think this is one of the main reasons we see cars with almost 100kwh of battery nowadays.