So, a Dacia?
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ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
It’s a really low price, but it’s also an incredibly shitty car with terrible safety scores.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
It’s a rebadged Dongfeng EV.
Wispy2891@lemmy.world 2 days ago
False, it’s made in China, but from Renault itself as Renault kze
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I‘m not a car guy but I would like to add it also looks absolutely awful. Like so many cars from recent years.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
And terrible range. Advertises 300Km per charge. You’re lucky if you get 200
mtoboggan@feddit.org 3 days ago
Not everyone lives in the US. In Germany, 70% of all distances traveled by car are only 10 kilometers or less.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Don’t assume everyone replying in a way you don’t agree with lives in the US. I am speaking from experience living in the Luxembourg/Germany area…
Even Germans take vacation to visit relatives and vacation homes. A range like that easily doubles a 200Km drive’s travel time.
It’s good if you don’t long-distance travel by car, or if you use it as a secondary car for work commutes. Then it’s perfect.
Jaggs@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Hilarious.If there was any European who is closest to the American car ethos, it’s got to be the Germans. Those autobahns, man. :)
mtoboggan@feddit.org 3 days ago
I knew that this argument would be the second possibility. German Reichweitenangst is strong with you, too it seems.
rainwall@piefed.social 3 days ago
US still just averages 65 kilometers per day.
mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
200 km range in the summer means 100 km in the winter. i live in finland and i frequently need to drive 100+km away from home. nearest ikea is 130 km away, relatives living in other cities, etc. i imagine it’s the same for a lot of people, not just in the US.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I mean, that’s pretty on par for other manufacturers, rule of thumb is about half of rated range during winter. It’s not really the manufactures fault that part, the WLTP standard they have to use is just using a way too high percentage of steady-speed city driving to give a good idea of real-world usage for most people.