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Note to the terminally gullible-- It's a car built in China for the Chinese market---The price is equivalent to $13K USD-- in a communist country with prices artifically set to encourage sales, not make profits.
What would it cost if ever imported here? Will the CCP still be willing to sell them at a loss?
..- in a communist country with prices artifically set to encourage sales, not make profits.
What would it cost if ever imported here? Will the CCP still be willing to sell them at a loss?
I don't believe this is true. Chinese car companies are actually in business to make a profit, as seen elsewhere. They can thrive or fail, not supported by the government.
In India, electric 3-wheelers, which are very common and aren't just packed away when there's rain bringing the economy to the standstill, have for the first time outpaced ICE 3-wheelers: https://auto.economictimes.indiatime...rides/92122168
I don't see any of these three really making their way here, though I guess in some good news for the US, the Chevrolet Bolt's MSRP has been slashed to mirror what the actual price has been with manufacturer's rebates in the past years, and I think for anyone who's looking to buy a new vehicle and has a place to charge at home, the Bolt is a good contender for best in its class regardless of powertrain. Obviously its cost per mile in operation is going to be great even in the fairly efficient small vehicle class its in, but it's also really fun to drive with a relatively high horsepower to weight ratio, and most importantly, almost all of it available from the get go as soon as you hit the pedal. The packaging, which EV platforms give great flexibility to, is also good as its interior is very roomy and has comparable usable space to larger vehicles despite being something like a foot shorter in total length than say a Toyota Corolla hatchback. I lived with one for a week and it was joy to drive. The refresh brings with it a lot nicer interior, some more standard features and some styling cues that I like.
There's also an American 3-wheeler slated for production this year that has some pretty impressive specs and is riding as hard on efficiency as possible such that onboard solar panels actually can yield a useful amount of power. That thing is quite large though by its longest and widest points. I think it would have been better if they had found some way to shrink it a bit--even something like a 10% reduction in total width and length would be fantastic and would also make it far more attractive for export to other markets.
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As for this topic, Norway's economy is doing great even though its one of the most generous, per its size, countries in helping other countries and international relief organizations: https://www.reuters.com/markets/euro...ys-2022-06-10/
And meanwhile in terms of EVs specifically and possibly a harbinger of things to come for other countries, Norway's EV market share is still growing, and though total plugin share is only going up a little bit now that it's a very large majority of new vehicle sales, the market share of full BEVs rather than plugin hybrids are staking out an increasingly massive share. Last month, May 2022, plugin new vehicle market share was at 85.1% while that of full battery electric vehicles specifically was at 73.2%: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/06/03...-share-in-may/
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As for this topic, Norway's economy is doing great even though its one of the most generous, per its size, countries in helping other countries and international relief organizations: https://www.reuters.com/markets/euro...ys-2022-06-10/
And meanwhile in terms of EVs specifically and possibly a harbinger of things to come for other countries, Norway's EV market share is still growing, and though total plugin share is only going up a little bit now that it's a very large majority of new vehicle sales, the market share of full BEVs rather than plugin hybrids are staking out an increasingly massive share. Last month, May 2022, plugin new vehicle market share was at 85.1% while that of full battery electric vehicles specifically was at 73.2%: https://cleantechnica.com/2022/06/03...-share-in-may/
I wouldn't be see anywhere near a 3 wheeler in the traffic around here.
What does that have to do with Norway's EV market share or economy? Almost none of Norway's EV market share is from three-wheelers as that stat is specifically for four wheeled highway-capable vehicles. A three wheeler would likely fall under the stats of an autocycle or something similar which would not be included in the links you're replying to. Are you okay?
Yea! I think these bubble cars are a lot of fun for urban driving.
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Almost none of Norway's EV market share is from three-wheelers as that stat is specifically for four wheeled highway-capable vehicles. A three wheeler would likely fall under the stats of an autocycle or something similar which would not be included in the links you're replying to. Are you okay?
