▲ 184 ▼ Mexico Just Showed Off a New Extremely Cheap, Government-Backed EV (gizmodo.com) submitted 2 months ago by joelthelion@lemmy.world to c/globalnews@lemmy.zip 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 12 points 2 months ago (6 children) top speed of 50 kilometers per hour I guess it could be interesting for some people... permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Swemg@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (4 children) Absolutely don't need more in any city permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago Then how would I show off my beautiful driving abilities at 280km/h? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) Laughs in 45 MPH zones (72 Kph) Not defending it but this car wouldn’t keep up with the regular roads I drive to work. I’m curious how quickly it can accelerate too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Mexico cities are densely populated, you'll never need to drive above 50km/h. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) That’s good, shame for export potential but it’s not like the US lets us easily buy imports anyway permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago That specific prototype is, from what i can tell, designed as a small business delivery vehicle, these are very abundant in Mexico, we are unfortunately a nation of petit resellers. It would only work in big city downtown in the US fwiw, so not missing out on much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child) I dont think Ive been in a city that didnt have some 60kph stretches while transiting zones, at the very least. It's not a bad vehicle but that is very slow - there are ebikes that are faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago In my country e-bikes are limited to 45kph. Cities generally are limited to 50kph. We even have a special category for small cars with a 50kph top speed, so maybe Mexico is similar in that aspect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 months ago Paratransit users: Am I a joke to you? permalink fedilink source parent [–] arin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago Most driving in inner city doesn't even go over 35mph without traffic, with traffic people walking with baby strollers would pass any car... permalink fedilink source parent [–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago Most places (excluding car centric ones) don't need people to drive on expressways for daily commute. Combine this with people using trains/planes for long distance infrequent travel and there's no need for high speed driving if all you need is a car for routine stuff. Only a few places come to mind where this car would be a bad fit and USA, Canada are top of the list permalink fedilink source parent [–] kurikai@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago most people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago Definitely. That would meet all my needs. permalink fedilink source parent [+] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 point 2 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swemg@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (4 children) Absolutely don't need more in any city permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago Then how would I show off my beautiful driving abilities at 280km/h? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) Laughs in 45 MPH zones (72 Kph) Not defending it but this car wouldn’t keep up with the regular roads I drive to work. I’m curious how quickly it can accelerate too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Mexico cities are densely populated, you'll never need to drive above 50km/h. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) That’s good, shame for export potential but it’s not like the US lets us easily buy imports anyway permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago That specific prototype is, from what i can tell, designed as a small business delivery vehicle, these are very abundant in Mexico, we are unfortunately a nation of petit resellers. It would only work in big city downtown in the US fwiw, so not missing out on much. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child) I dont think Ive been in a city that didnt have some 60kph stretches while transiting zones, at the very least. It's not a bad vehicle but that is very slow - there are ebikes that are faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago In my country e-bikes are limited to 45kph. Cities generally are limited to 50kph. We even have a special category for small cars with a 50kph top speed, so maybe Mexico is similar in that aspect. permalink fedilink source parent [–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 months ago Paratransit users: Am I a joke to you? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago Then how would I show off my beautiful driving abilities at 280km/h? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) Laughs in 45 MPH zones (72 Kph) Not defending it but this car wouldn’t keep up with the regular roads I drive to work. I’m curious how quickly it can accelerate too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Mexico cities are densely populated, you'll never need to drive above 50km/h. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) That’s good, shame for export potential but it’s not like the US lets us easily buy imports anyway permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago That specific prototype is, from what i can tell, designed as a small business delivery vehicle, these are very abundant in Mexico, we are unfortunately a nation of petit resellers. It would only work in big city downtown in the US fwiw, so not missing out on much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) Mexico cities are densely populated, you'll never need to drive above 50km/h. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) That’s good, shame for export potential but it’s not like the US lets us easily buy imports anyway permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago That specific prototype is, from what i can tell, designed as a small business delivery vehicle, these are very abundant in Mexico, we are unfortunately a nation of petit resellers. It would only work in big city downtown in the US fwiw, so not missing out on much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) That’s good, shame for export potential but it’s not like the US lets us easily buy imports anyway permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago That specific prototype is, from what i can tell, designed as a small business delivery vehicle, these are very abundant in Mexico, we are unfortunately a nation of petit resellers. It would only work in big city downtown in the US fwiw, so not missing out on much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 months ago That specific prototype is, from what i can tell, designed as a small business delivery vehicle, these are very abundant in Mexico, we are unfortunately a nation of petit resellers. It would only work in big city downtown in the US fwiw, so not missing out on much. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* (1 child) I dont think Ive been in a city that didnt have some 60kph stretches while transiting zones, at the very least. It's not a bad vehicle but that is very slow - there are ebikes that are faster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago In my country e-bikes are limited to 45kph. Cities generally are limited to 50kph. We even have a special category for small cars with a 50kph top speed, so maybe Mexico is similar in that aspect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 months ago In my country e-bikes are limited to 45kph. Cities generally are limited to 50kph. We even have a special category for small cars with a 50kph top speed, so maybe Mexico is similar in that aspect. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 months ago Paratransit users: Am I a joke to you? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago Most driving in inner city doesn't even go over 35mph without traffic, with traffic people walking with baby strollers would pass any car... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago Most places (excluding car centric ones) don't need people to drive on expressways for daily commute. Combine this with people using trains/planes for long distance infrequent travel and there's no need for high speed driving if all you need is a car for routine stuff. Only a few places come to mind where this car would be a bad fit and USA, Canada are top of the list permalink fedilink source parent
[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 points 2 months ago Definitely. That would meet all my needs. permalink fedilink source parent