It is happening right now in Europe I think. Renault started it with bringing back cars with emotion, for a more reasonable price tag. The Renault 5 at first, now coming the new Renault Twingo (starting at 20k EUR), the VW ID.Polo with some other brands based on that same basis. etc. Compact, not oversized and overweight cars, built to a price but interestingly still not coming across as flimsy and cheap as a Tesla interior and with real buttons and largely with real door handles. There are also options from abroad, like the Hyundai Inster for example but also some from China with BYD, GM etc.
This is what kept EV adoption back in Europe, the lack of options in that segment at a reasonable price. But this is changing as we speak.
I’m not a car aficionado but i know many who are, and emotion is a good word for it. There are those who want noisy cars, but it really does seem to be down to people having a machine that is pleasurable for them to drive. A giant fucking golf cart is not it.
It is happening right now in Europe I think. Renault started it with bringing back cars with emotion, for a more reasonable price tag. The Renault 5 at first, now coming the new Renault Twingo (starting at 20k EUR), the VW ID.Polo with some other brands based on that same basis. etc. Compact, not oversized and overweight cars, built to a price but interestingly still not coming across as flimsy and cheap as a Tesla interior and with real buttons and largely with real door handles. There are also options from abroad, like the Hyundai Inster for example but also some from China with BYD, GM etc.
This is what kept EV adoption back in Europe, the lack of options in that segment at a reasonable price. But this is changing as we speak.
Awesome.
I’m not a car aficionado but i know many who are, and emotion is a good word for it. There are those who want noisy cars, but it really does seem to be down to people having a machine that is pleasurable for them to drive. A giant fucking golf cart is not it.