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Originally Posted by mkoesel
Unfortunately, being a Seat branded vehicle, this won't come to the US. In fact, even the upcoming VW-branded I.D. electric hatchback that rides on this same platform is not expected in the US. However, in time, enthusiast-geared small RWD EVs should become a reality, and certainly some of them will be sold in the states. I am excited about the possibilities.
There is some irony here in that BMW is moving to a FWD platform for their compact vehicle range, including the next generation 1 Series hatchback models, just as VW and others are moving to a dedicated EV platform featuring RWD.
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I was excited until I heard this. I use an i3 as a commuter and it really does it's job well, even with an M3 CS in the garage, I look forward to my commute in a RWD torquey electric car that saves me a lot of gas and gets me in the carpool lane. A RWD EV just makes more sense given the instant torque, I shudder to think what a FWD i3 would drive like–certainly it will leech away the last drops of what makes the car more fun to drive than an average FWD econobox.