Volvo's EVs seem pretty nice
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cheese_greater@lemmy.world 9 months agoWhat brand do you suggest in the alternative?
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 9 months ago
You999@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Also check out Volvos preformace/electric decision polestar.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 9 months ago
IMHO, Polestars have a MUCH nicer cabin than Telsa. Also, Android Automotive with CarPlay.
guacupado@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The console is obnoxiously large though. I rented one and it felt like being back in a HMMWV.
SorteKanin@feddit.dk 9 months ago
Just found out Volvo is owned by a Chinese investment group, not sure how I feel about supporting that either.
Is it even possible to ethically buy a car in this day and age?
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 9 months ago
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
sir_reginald@lemmy.world 9 months ago
what’s the difference between a Chinese investment group and a US investment group? They are both terrible. There’s no ethical mega corp, I’m afraid.
stratosfear@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
While your statement is accurate and I won’t necessarily argue it, I think it’s a bit simplistic in a nuanced world.
nbafantest@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Racism
ski11erboi@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I felt the same way but ended up going with a volvo anyway because Chinese Investment or not, the company does at least try to make an effort to be more safe, ethical, and sustainable. Given the alternatives I made the decision that volvo was still the right car for me.
jqubed@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I would buy from a company that knows how to build cars already so the difference is mostly a new power train, not an entirely new product. That’s not to say Tesla, Lucid, or Rivian can’t build a good product, but there are more unknowns with them. As with any car, be careful buying the first model year.
brick@lemm.ee 9 months ago
The Ford Mach-E is excellent. I have also heard great things about Kia/Hyundai, VW and Volvo EVs as well.
In 2016 I drove a Tesla Model S P85D and I was surprised at how crappy the interior was considering it was a six figure car. And I don’t mean minimalist, I mean poor quality.
Back then, Tesla was you only real option. Today, there’s a lot of great competition in the market.
DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
VW and Volvo both make some pretty bad EV’s IME, they have a ton of software issues and the entire infotainment system is insanely slow and buggy, which is a big problem when thats the main interface to the car. The interior is also very low quality. Software and infotainment is a general issue for them though and not strictly their EVs.
jflorez@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I have a Hyundai Kona Electric and it is fantastic. My next car will be the next version on the Kona EV in a few years
los_chill@programming.dev 9 months ago
Ford
Blackout@kbin.social 9 months ago
LWD@lemm.ee 9 months ago
BYD, NIO, JAC, FAW, BAIC,
XDDCC
AshMan85@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Well considering telsa isn’t even the #1 ev any more? I guess anything else.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 9 months ago
In the world, but not in most western nations.
sir_reginald@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They downvote you because that’s a very western-centric vision.
Additionally, a car manufacturer in one of your western nations, Volkswagen, is also one of the top EV manufacturers.
And nearly every other manufacturer like Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes and Ford are now making EVs too. So it’s not like there’s a shortage of non-Tesla EVs in the western.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 9 months ago
All I’m saying that #1 is relative with car brands.
In Europe and the Americas, the Model Y is still king. By you’re right, VW group is catching up.
Right now BYD is killing it because they’re affordable and a brand that centered in the world’s largest auto market. Outside of China, BYDs numbers are very very different.
fosforus@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Volkswagen EVs are pretty crap though. Teslas are way above them even if VW is catching up.