Our options are basically the model 3 or the Leaf. Unless you go crazy expensive with Lucid, and they aren’t small. I was hoping you knew something I didn’t.
Unfortunately the sedan form factors are limited right now, but looking like an SUV doesn’t mean it’s definitely a massive car. There’s small suvs and large ones. You can have suvs that are even smaller length and width wise than many sedans. Like take a Subaru impreza as an example, in the compact car class. Length is 176.2 inches and width is 70.1 inches. Now let’s take a smaller electric SUV, like the Hyundai Kona electric. Length is 171.5 and width is 71.9, so significantly shorter and barely wider than a compact car.
A lot of the electric suvs are in a compact car form factor in terms of their space footprint, but are just trying to get that SUV taller boxy look since that’s what is most popular with car buyers right now for some reason. They aren’t all like these massive Chevy Suburban type SUVS (length 225.7 inches and width 81 inches for reference).
But anyways the smallest ones in the US are probably like the Nissan leaf, tesla model 3, Hyundai Kona electric, Fiat 500e, mini Cooper electric, Volkswagen id.4, Chevy bolt (was a good option, skipping the 2024 model year though and releasing a redesign in 2025), Kia ev3 launching this year and will be even smaller than it’s current options, some of which are petty compact already. Hopefully we’ll keep getting more options. I’ve always been annoyed when Europe gets cool compact options that they don’t bother to sell in the US.
There’s plenty of smaller EVs to choose from if SUVs aren’t your thing.
In the US? Where?
Volkwagen ID. 3 for example. Tesla model 3 ain’t that big either. I’m not an expert on the US car markets.
Volkswagen doesn’t sell the ID.3 in the US.
I thought I read somewhere that the ID.3 arrives Stateside next year. Am I crazy?
Our options are basically the model 3 or the Leaf. Unless you go crazy expensive with Lucid, and they aren’t small. I was hoping you knew something I didn’t.
Hyundai also offers the Ioniq 6, but that has a footprint and form factor similar to the Porsche Panamera.
Unfortunately the sedan form factors are limited right now, but looking like an SUV doesn’t mean it’s definitely a massive car. There’s small suvs and large ones. You can have suvs that are even smaller length and width wise than many sedans. Like take a Subaru impreza as an example, in the compact car class. Length is 176.2 inches and width is 70.1 inches. Now let’s take a smaller electric SUV, like the Hyundai Kona electric. Length is 171.5 and width is 71.9, so significantly shorter and barely wider than a compact car.
A lot of the electric suvs are in a compact car form factor in terms of their space footprint, but are just trying to get that SUV taller boxy look since that’s what is most popular with car buyers right now for some reason. They aren’t all like these massive Chevy Suburban type SUVS (length 225.7 inches and width 81 inches for reference).
But anyways the smallest ones in the US are probably like the Nissan leaf, tesla model 3, Hyundai Kona electric, Fiat 500e, mini Cooper electric, Volkswagen id.4, Chevy bolt (was a good option, skipping the 2024 model year though and releasing a redesign in 2025), Kia ev3 launching this year and will be even smaller than it’s current options, some of which are petty compact already. Hopefully we’ll keep getting more options. I’ve always been annoyed when Europe gets cool compact options that they don’t bother to sell in the US.
I’d kill for an electric hot hatch with ~500 km range, and that supports 800V DCFC.
Me too. I’ve been holding out for a good hatchback. Europe always seems to get the best hatchbacks.
That or an EV revival of an old JDM. Imagine bringing back the R34 as an electric vehicle…🤤
Me too! I have a Niro EV now, which I like, but it’s still bigger than I need and isn’t a great road tripper. Comfortable, but slow.