• Sinister_Crayon@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Good. The traditional auto manufacturers who are avoiding or ignoring EV’s because it’s difficult are going to get their asses handed to them by the little guys.

    Hey Ford, Toyota et al; just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean it’s impossible. Difficult, maybe… but while you’re clutching your pearls and declaring how impossible it is, someone else is going to figure out how to make it better, quicker and cheaper than you and they’ll eat your lunch.

    This happens all the time to incumbents… look at IBM.

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    1 year ago

    Have to give props to Hyundai for being a leader in EVs. Didn’t see that coming personally.

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      1 year ago

      They had the original Ioniq Hybrid and Electric but I think the success of the Kona Electric caught them off guard, and rather than just sitting back and enjoying, did the right thing by implementing a significant EV program

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      1 year ago

      A hybrid is a complex machine. It may have higher long term costs, (I have an 18 Accord Hybrid and a Model 3. I’ll let you know in a few years.

      • BlueTeamTV@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        Thank you! My wife is not yet sold on EVs, but she still wants to save money on gas so we bought her a hybrid SUV

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          1 year ago

          Hybrids are actually a reduction in complexity in many ways. The engines are less stressed, you have no conventional transmission, electrical system is simpler, etc.

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    1 year ago

    Muñoz is eager to start making batteries and EVs in North America for Hyundai’s vehicles to qualify to the $7,500 federal incentives. Currently, no product from Hyundai Motor Group qualifies for these

    They are already doing well, imagine the rocketship once they sort this out

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    1 year ago

    US and Japanese brands are going to be left in the dust, wondering what went wrong as Chinese and Korean cars are too far ahead to be caught up. Short sighted to go against the flow…

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    1 year ago

    I love my kona64. 10 years ago I would have laughed at a hyundai. The days of BMW and Audi are gone