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Europe's EV sales surge 26% in 2025 while Tesla faces decline

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vessenes ◴[23 Sep 25 12:13 UTC] No.45345895[source]▶
Question - anyone here have one of those “most popular” VWs? The article says they’re called id.3 id.5 and id.7. I’ve ridden in an e-Golf (California compliance car basically), but not the newer ones. The e-Golf did not impress, so I’m curious if the new ones are any good; range, noise, fit and finish, basically.
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1. ageitgey ◴[23 Sep 25 12:43 UTC] No.45346229[source]▶
I owned an ID.3. It was a great car held back by just passable software. But much of the software issue was a non-issue in real life since Android Auto or Carplay would take over the screen. But the failure was big enough for VW that they went into business with Rivian and paid $1B to get their software tech for future vehicles.

The ID.3 was never sold in the US (too "small"), so you wouldn't have seen it in CA.

The ID series is a ground-up electric platform with a lot more space inside. The e-Golf is just a Golf with a (poor) electric engine and battery bolted on.