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Asetru@feddit.org ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I’m pretty sure Tesla was the only player in the EV scene back then.

Absolutely not.

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I bought a BEV back then. It was a VW Golf. Still driving it. The leaf, eNiro and i3 were contenders for me.

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SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
not sure where that data comes from , but Nissan has sold over 700,000 leaves.

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domi@lemmy.secnd.me ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I bought a Model 3 SR+ in 2019 because it was pretty much the only decent option, also still driving it.

BYD and other Chinese brands were not available here yet and German manufacturers were asleep at the wheel.

The best coming out of Germany at that time were repurposed chassis from ICE cars, with all the flaws that brings. The Leaf lacked water cooling on the batteries.

The best alternative at that time was a classic Hyundai Ioniq but it had a 28 kWh battery where as the Model 3 SR+ had a 52 kWh battery for 10.000€ more.

Since you own an e-Golf, just to put some numbers on this. (e-Golf left, Model 3 SR+ right)

Efficiency: 168 Wh/km vs 146 Wh/km

Battery: 32 kWh vs 52 kWh

Fast charging: 39 kW vs 105 kW (later patched to 170 kW peak)

Acceleration: 9.6s vs 5.6s 0-100

Weight: 1615 kg vs 1700 kg

Price: 32.000€ vs 45.000€

Charger network: Whatever ionity was doing vs Superchargers

ev-database.org/car/1087/Volkswagen-e-Golf

ev-database.org/…/Tesla-Model-3-Standard-Range-Pl…
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- Asetru@feddit.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Well, none of what you say is wrong. It’s just not the point. There were other options besides tesla - and while they were different (e.g. I’m well aware of the small golf battery), they were there.
  
  You say that for you it was the only decent option. Fine. But not the point. Maybe your usage profile warranted what tesla offered. But “Tesla was the only player in the EV scene back then” is just wrong. That’s all I said.
  
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