# Volkswagen ID.Polo

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Volkswagen ID.Polo and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People like its real buttons, low running costs and simple design for typical European trips; the most common complaint is that it feels flimsy at speeds over 80 mph.

## Why people recommend it

- Real physical buttons again (3 comments): "Only models starting in 2026 like Id.Polo and Id.3 Neo seems to have real buttons back again." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48021116)) "Physical buttons, decent range and charge times, and it's rated to pull reasonable loads." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49836536)) "Simple, Cheap and has tons of buttons." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49842280))
- Low running costs, cheap price (2 comments): "Given the lower running costs that seems like a good deal relative to legacy designs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47548958)) "Simple, Cheap and has tons of buttons." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49842280))
- Enough range for most trips (2 comments): "Physical buttons, decent range and charge times, and it's rated to pull reasonable loads." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49836536)) "In Europe, that's way more than enough for >95% of trips for >95% of people." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49962354))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tesla vehicles](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-vehicles.md): 209 recommend
- [BYD electric cars](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd.md): 157 recommend
- [Ferrari Luce](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrari-luce.md): 140 recommend
- [Tesla Model 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3.md): 128 recommend
- [Rivian electric vehicle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian.md): 73 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Volkswagen ID.Polo", https://hackerapproved.com/p/volkswagen-id-polo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).