When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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I’d absolutely buy a BYD or one of the others.
Sort of belongs here, Canada and China just reached a Canola for Cars deal. If I read right it is EV Cars.
Hell yes. Start letting China sell EVs only in the US. All the ICE diehards keep telling us EVs are too impractical to make it in the US so what's the difference anyways? It clearly won't be a threat to US automanufacturing if that's the case.
Have we touched on the risk of EV fires yet? Specifically how it relates to age and maintenance?
If Canada is anything like Europe, expect two things to happen. Consumers will have more lower-cost options, and the big manufacturers will bleed high paying jobs.
European unions and workers didn't wake up until it was too late. Companies like Volkswagen are now cutting tens of thousands of jobs and closing German factories because they simply cannot compete with Chinese costs. To stop the bleeding, they added a tariff, so then Chinese companies started building them in low cost EU countries, and workers made a LOT less. Labor costs in Germany at BMW and VW are around $65/hour. BYD in Hungary is $15/hour.
European unions and workers didn't wake up until it was too late. Companies like Volkswagen are now cutting tens of thousands of jobs and closing German factories because they simply cannot compete with Chinese costs. To stop the bleeding, they added a tariff, so then Chinese companies started building them in low cost EU countries, and workers made a LOT less. Labor costs in Germany at BMW and VW are around $65/hour. BYD in Hungary is $15/hour.
Canada has a big oil business whereas Europe does not. That could lead to some political issues and such.
Have we touched on the risk of EV fires yet? Specifically how it relates to age and maintenance?
Enter at your own risk....
Vehicle fires report | NFPA Research
This report provides an overview of the vehicle fire problem with the focus on highway vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles and recreational vehicles).
though is that just at VW itself or includes the whole group of the more premium brands they have too? I mean the more luxury brands would have more labor costs when doing hand/custom made.
In states where gas is still over $4 these would be everywhere instantly. You could have 2 for the operating cost of a gas car.
In states where gas is still somehow at or under $2 like decades ago I’m sure they’d sell better than current American/japanse/korean 45k EVs but the hesitant converters would still hesitate.
How many 1/4000 things do you change your behavior to avoid?
Still liking it? In a surprising turn of events my wife is seriously interested in the Lexus version. She won’t consider the Subaru version for rather silly reasons (drives an Outback now and has grown weary of the “scissor-u” jokes)
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I love it. For road trips an extra 40-50 miles of range would be nice but the ‘26 has that. I leased and will give the new version a serious look.
imagine taking over 30 min for less then 250 miles of range. meanwhile I did that in less then 5 min on my gas Buick. that is still and will always be an issue with EVs.
@motorcy90 is a troll. I've put them on ignore so I no longer have to read their garbage. I suggest everyone else do the same. @motorcy90 has penis envy. It's pathetic.
this **** is just hilarious. congrats on your 240 miles of range in 30+ min of charging. my 1/2 truck towing a trailer did better then that even, though it's hilarious for you to admit your range anxiety here for all. I can stop anywhere and get 300+ miles of range in 5 min. can you do the same?
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