Comment on Ford Chairman & CEO Jim Farley Wakes After Decade-long Nap, Shocked By China's EVs - CleanTechnica
dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It was crazy visiting China last year. The EVs that everyday people are driving feel so polished and futuristic in many ways.
stellargmite@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I did also and was astounded. More EV brands and retail stores for them than for mobile phones and gadgets in the malls. I counted 14 brands in one mall. Like EVs are a fashion accessory. And I saw car designs for sale and on the steet that looked like what we usually see only as early concept art. not high tier of market either. It is an ultra-competitive race to the bottom , There must be several new factories and brands opening every week, and maybe the same or more shutting down. some of the bells and whistles being thrown in are pretty funny. Little robotic characters ala alexa for your car that sits on the dash with led face responding and moving to commands. half side doors being an LED screen for some reason (mainly to atrract potential buyers in the malls I thought) . The european, tesla and other US evs alongside were very very plain. Whether all of this is a good thing is another matter.
dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Honestly our sad EV offerings deserve to be disrupted A bunch of really sad GM Evs. They are mostly SUVs and look generic to the point it’s hard to know what to describe about them