If Europe and Japan can have small, cheap EVs, why can?t America?

Due to reach the market in 2025, this diminutive EV will use a cut-down version of VW's MEB platform (as used in the US-market ID.4 crossover, among others) and is expected to have a WLTP range of about 250 miles (400 km) thanks to a 57 kWh battery pack.In fact, Europeans will be somewhat spoiled for choice since the same factory in Spain will also produce versions of the ID.1 for the Cupra and Seat brands."It made sense to come into EVs top down, but by 2025, we think the time will be right for a Polo-sized car," VW Group CEO Herbert Diess told Autocar. Manufacturers like Honda stopped selling good small cars like the Honda Fit, and if you want an inexpensive new EV, your options are still basically the Nissan Leaf (starting at $27,400), Chevrolet Bolt (starting at $31,500), or Mini Cooper SE (starting at $30,750).The automakers will argue that small cars are not profitable in the US—Ars heard such arguments when we asked Honda why it won't bring the Honda E to these shores, and we heard the same from VW regarding the ID.3.