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America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars: Whatever kind of EV you might want, chances are China has it. (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I‘m just waiting on the release of the german X-Bus. A modular 600kg vehicle that counts as a quad and can be used as a bus/transporter/pickup/camper and recharges 30-50km of range a day through solar energy on the roof for under 20k€ is exactly what I want from an EV. I don’t need a 50k price tag with shiny smart features.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've just been looking at those. I can't help but think of the old adage, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

it basically falls under the vehicle classification of tricycles and golf carts, so the safety standards are, shall we say, more lenient

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would prefer better crashworthiness though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I hope they do better than expected, sadly the lower standards also the downside of their classification. But I think they commited to doing crash tests and also build in ESP by defaultc so at least the basics will be there.