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DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•Saudi Arabia plans to enter joint ventures to make cheap ICE cars, to undercut EVsEnglish1·2 years agodoesn’t the saudis have a stake in lucid or sm? MBS be like I play both sides so that I always come out on top
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•GM considers bringing Hybrid options back to North AmericaEnglish1·2 years agospeaking of hybrids aren’t every toyota model other than like supra and 86 now comes with hybrid and/or electric option innit?
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•EV & Hybrids hit record 18% of sales in US Q3English1·2 years agoit goes to show how much electric vehicle sales have increased since around 2020 pandemic
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•Volkswagen Boss Says The Company Is "No Longer Competitive"English1·2 years agono longer? I’d say they were uncompetitive for at least a decade ever since little humble mazdas built better diesels than them and without cheating at that.
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•The UK Banned a Toyota Truck Ad for Promoting Off-Road DrivingEnglish1·2 years agonot the first time. IIRC Australia banned Land Cruiser commercial for their truck driving in the river
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•South Korean EV battery makers lay off workers and scale back investments in USEnglish1·2 years agodo they only produce batteries for EVs? Because if they produce batteries for other shit and sector, they can shift around personnel
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•China's transition to EVs is so fast that Volkswagen is on track for its worst local sales in yearsEnglish1·2 years agoIf you wanna talk about pick-ups Ford F-series, Silverdoe and Ram all comfortably outsell Tundra and Tacoma
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•China's transition to EVs is so fast that Volkswagen is on track for its worst local sales in yearsEnglish1·2 years agois it though? BYD will soon overtake Tesla at least in China. The OP’s nationalism arguement still stands
DoppelkupplungsBtoCars@gearhead.town•Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns and cause a fireEnglish1·2 years agohuh that seems to be the older pre-TNGA-C ones. Year there were reports of fire or smoke on those older models. Not surprised getting recalled
i still remember people making fun of prius and the whole idea of hybrid car