- cross-posted to:
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- electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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This is dumb, this car can not survive in the current state of the country’s infrastructure. They should fix the metric fuck ton of pot holes and unstable infrastructure before they invest in sometjing like this.
Anyone read down the end end of the article where Ford is like, nah bro, dont let this in the US? This is stiffling innovation more than humans wanting drinking water.
Im really happy for Mexico.
I’ve said this in other threads but the US is going to become a third world car nation. The rest of the world will have cheap EVs, and we’ll still have expensive ICE vehicles. Other companies that are allowed to sell here will use us as the R&D sink, while just sticking the same old engine in newer after newer vehicle, while coming out with cheaper options elsewhere.
More pollution and more cost. Ain’t the US great?
Seems so backwards given how car dependent the US is as a country … (yes, in NYC and some others you don’t need one but for the most part)
Yup. The irony of that situation is not lost on me, but since the US is so car brained and reliant on cars, companies know they have a captive audience who needs to buy cars, so which better group to push your highest margin products to?
Jim Farley is a fucking clown. The head honcho of Ford doesn’t drive a Lincoln, and that alone is enough to never buy a ford. They wont drive it themselves.
Fuck that guy.
If they copyleft it, then people in the US will just make it domestically
top speed of 50 kilometers per hour
I guess it could be interesting for some people…
Absolutely don’t need more in any city
Then how would I show off my beautiful driving abilities at 280km/h?
Laughs in 45 MPH zones (72 Kph)
Not defending it but this car wouldn’t keep up with the regular roads I drive to work. I’m curious how quickly it can accelerate too
I dont think Ive been in a city that didnt have some 60kph stretches while transiting zones, at the very least. It’s not a bad vehicle but that is very slow - there are ebikes that are faster.
In my country e-bikes are limited to 45kph. Cities generally are limited to 50kph. We even have a special category for small cars with a 50kph top speed, so maybe Mexico is similar in that aspect.
Paratransit users:
Am I a joke to you?
Most places (excluding car centric ones) don’t need people to drive on expressways for daily commute.
Combine this with people using trains/planes for long distance infrequent travel and there’s no need for high speed driving if all you need is a car for routine stuff.
Only a few places come to mind where this car would be a bad fit and USA, Canada are top of the list
most people.
Definitely. That would meet all my needs.
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God I hope they copyleft it and remove all the surveillance shite
I’m currently using my Olympia e-bike for doing most of the groceries and what not. My (sadly still ICE) car remains in garage for most of the time, unless I have to travel far away. This guy could substitute my e-bike for said purpose and would be much more convenient when bad weather or heavier load - I’d loose recreation aspect, but I can get that elsewhere. So yes, an interesting vehicle, indeed.
Pretty awful that this article doesn’t link to the official website of the car’s manufacturer
Invest in public transport instead. It will be of a much bigger benefit to all.
They are also doing that.
Why not both? The Mexican State would do well making an EV bike, then EV car, then EV bus, then EV train
After they make the PuebloWagon, they can ban ICE vehicles like they did in Ethiopia. Then CDM might finally be a place people can breathe
so here’s why it’s cheap: its range is 62 miles.
The article states 77?
their own website states 100km
That means over 100… The press release says 125 and their savings calculator shows up to 120…
And they never actually hit what their releases say. Always use the lowest number. Like how Ice engines never hit their mileage
🙄
Lol this article says it’s a 6-passenger vehicle, but the official website says it only has 4 seat belts.
Oh, Mexico…
From the official site: “Seatbelts on each of the 6 seats”
