There seem to be a lot of models with really short lifetimes. I've been looking to buy a used EV to get past the depreciation cliff, and the number of ones for sale that have been discontinued - not a model number increment, just vanished from the range entirely - is remarkable. It's like smartphones.
I mean the e-Up has been in production since 2013, it enjoyed 10 years of market presence in pretty much unchanged form(other than the battery bump in 2020). And it's only being discontinued because VW is replacing it with an ID.2
I still don't think we'll see any of these small affordable ones in the US. The only one close I'm aware of is Nissan's Leaf and it is being discontinued last I heard.
I'd like to try one out for my next car but I can't afford a luxury car.
