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> The ID.3, scheduled to hit the streets by midyear, is the first of at least 70 electric cars in VW’s pipeline. This whole article is weird. Are we supposed t

> The ID.3, scheduled to hit the streets by midyear, is the first of at least 70 electric cars in VW’s pipeline. This whole article is weird. Are we supposed to pretend the e-Golf hasn't existed for years? > While the ID.3, priced from around $30,000 with a range of 200 miles or more, is aimed at countering the threat from Tesla’s Model 3, its stiffest competition will come from gasoline-powered cars such as VW’s own Golf hatchback. I mean... yeah? The Model 3 isn't a hatchback. Americans still have reservations against hatchbacks for some silly reason. And the real competition against a VW hatchback is going to be the Prius. Tesla is a tech gadget. The VW is a car. You really can't discount the fact that many people buy Tesla because of the coolness of the gadgets.

Brakenshire 7y ago
The “first car in the pipeline” part is referring to the new generation of vehicles built on purpose built EV platforms shared across many models, whereas the e-Golf is an electric drivetrain retrofitted into a combustion car and the e-Tron is a one off.
clouddrover 7y ago
> Americans still have reservations against hatchbacks for some silly reason. They're not selling the ID.3 in the US initially. Europe will get the ID.3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPjvgXWA78E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPjvgXWA78E And the US will get the ID.4 which is a bigger car on the same MEB platform: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-frankfurt-motor-show/volkswagen-id-4-2020-electric-suv-tests-alongside-id-3 https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-frankfurt-mot... Longer term they probably will make both cars available in both markets.