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minus-squarevapeloki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down16·3 days agoGerman electric car driver here. VW has a bad reputation regarding EVs. Their butchered woke of their models so much, they went up in flames. Other EVs seem to go better. BMW dominates the market for German EV I think Just for context
minus-squareHotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 days agoVolkswagen Group captures 8 of Germany’s 10 best-selling EVs in the first half of 2025 Germany’s electric car sales rose 35% in the first half of 2025 with nearly 249,155 units sold, marking a new record. In the entire year of 2024, Volkswagen was also the largest electric car brand in Germany.
minus-squarevapeloki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down14·3 days agoI have seen a view ID. 7 on the streets, yew. But mostly: BMW i4, i5, Xi* Kia Mercedes At work two colleagues became an electricial Audi. Both of them got toed to the next shop within the first two weeks because something just broke.
minus-squaregigachad@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-23 days agoAre you saying your personal experiences in your friend circle are more valid than the statistics posted?
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·3 days agoAnd I see mostly ID. 4, ID. 5 and various Tesla models (look all the same to me), the people I know who drive electric cars drive ID. 4 and ID. Buzz, it’s all anecdotal.
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 days agoVW has been the best or second best selling EV on the Swedish market for a year or so. I have a VW ID.7 myself and find it awesome. Had a Tesla Model 3 before.
German electric car driver here.
VW has a bad reputation regarding EVs. Their butchered woke of their models so much, they went up in flames.
Other EVs seem to go better. BMW dominates the market for German EV I think
Just for context
Volkswagen Group captures 8 of Germany’s 10 best-selling EVs in the first half of 2025
In the entire year of 2024, Volkswagen was also the largest electric car brand in Germany.
I have seen a view ID. 7 on the streets, yew. But mostly:
At work two colleagues became an electricial Audi. Both of them got toed to the next shop within the first two weeks because something just broke.
Are you saying your personal experiences in your friend circle are more valid than the statistics posted?
And I see mostly ID. 4, ID. 5 and various Tesla models (look all the same to me), the people I know who drive electric cars drive ID. 4 and ID. Buzz, it’s all anecdotal.
VW has been the best or second best selling EV on the Swedish market for a year or so.
I have a VW ID.7 myself and find it awesome. Had a Tesla Model 3 before.