• Squizzy@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Here is a secret for cheap E cars.

    buy second hand

    I am about to get a 3 year old long range audi for half the price of my KIA hatchback EV

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    3 days ago

    Stellantis is absolute dogshit. Per example, the C3 is a combustion car with an electric motor (and a battery). It has no electric perks. I hated it. Electric cars need pure electric platforms.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I would never buy a Stellantis car. Stellantis is the bargain bin of the automotive industry and you get what you pay for.

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      3 days ago

      Interesting! Can you explain what you missed and what you’d have needed in the C3? Why can’t you build an electric car alongside an ICE car and have a good EV?

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        3 days ago

        No one‑pedal driving, no regeneration settings (actually there aren’t settings for most features). The D for drive is on a lever you pull backward and R is forward. When D was selected the car crept forward like a combustion‑engine vehicle without pressing the pedal. Fake and poor range estimate. Slow charging speed. I don’t remember everything, but I know I hated driving it compared to my Kia EV3.

        EVs need a dedicated electric platform so they can have a larger battery, a frunk, and no central transmission hump inside the cabin.
        Edit: A dedicated electric platform also means software built for electric vehicles (not shared with an ICE platform).

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        3 days ago

        I’m pretty sure you CAN do it because from everything I see, the new BMW i cars (so not the 3 or 8) are pretty great?