I see a couple of i3s in buy&sell sites in my city. They’re usually 2016-2018 models selling from $9k to $15k and mileage ranging from 40k to 80k. Some of them are pure EVs and others have the range extender (~80 miles of gas range). Some have upgraded infotainment that supports wireless Apple carplay, and some have only like 80 miles of range left.
Just from the visual POV, it looks like a fun little car to use for general city driving (work, groceries, errands, etc.). An EV for less than $15k that isn’t an older generation Nissan Leaf is pretty rare to find too. Are these models any good?
Isn’t RWD less of a problem on an EV than with ICE vehicles? The vehicle’s mass is more evenly distributed across the vehicle instead of being concentrated under the hood, thus moving the vehicle’s center of mass closer to the driven axle.
You still have only two wheels for acceleration. Two extremely narrow wheels.
That’s no different than a FWD vehicle. The grip difference between the front and real axles (assuming you don’t have staggered or different wheel sizes) is primarily going to be a function of of the weight distribution.
A FWD car is going to understeer, a RWD car is going to oversteer. As I mentioned in the other comment if you need to climb an icy hill in a rwd car it’s a nightmare. EVs make it better, but that doesn’t solve the problem.
It’s not a dragster.
… ok. But they’re talking about in snow/ice. Have you ever driven a rwd car on ice up a hill? It’s not fun. You need all the grip you can get.