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I believe the reason is that batteries to make up the 200 mile range people expect are just very heavy. I think older electric vehicles with ~70mi range would h

I believe the reason is that batteries to make up the 200 mile range people expect are just very heavy. I think older electric vehicles with ~70mi range would have been substantially lighter. I would wager the car you want was actually the 2017-2019 E-Golf. Modern highway safety standards also tend to increase the hight of windows which tend to also make cars taller to not kill visibility. Look at the 2019 Mazda 3 AWD redesign, especially the hatchback. It looks squished compared to the previous years because they didn't raise the vehicle height, but all the windows start higher in the car body. That trend is true of ICE vehicles as well though.

stahorn 2y ago
E-golf had an updated battery in 2017, that increased the capacity by 50%. The 2014 version was sold with 200km (125mi) range, but the real range was closer to 125km (75mi). The 2017 version was sold with a 300km (185mi) range, but 190km (115mi) real range. The range of both depend on if you drive in cold weather and if you drive on a highway. I bought and E-golf in 2017 that I drove long distance once on the highway when it was -20C (-4F). I then got around one hour of driving and one hour of charging... Do not recommend! If you want more stats about the cars, this webpage is great: 2014 version: https://ev-database.org/car/1040/Volkswagen-e-Golf https://ev-database.org/car/1040/Volkswagen-e-Golf 2017 version: https://ev-database.org/car/1087/Volkswagen-e-Golf https://ev-database.org/car/1087/Volkswagen-e-Golf