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I feel quite bad for people living in the United States. Despite the constant refrain about freedom y'all are actually pretty hindered when it comes to reasonab

by plugger 8mo ago

I feel quite bad for people living in the United States. Despite the constant refrain about freedom y'all are actually pretty hindered when it comes to reasonably priced EVs. On Saturday I put a down on a BYD Shark 6 truck. Hopefully I'll collect it Friday, if not early next week. I'm paying $41,200 USD for the thing brand new. I saw a MotorTrend review of it last week, they flew down to Mexico City to test one out. The entry level pricing there is $50,060 USD. Here in Australia they're called the "Raptor Killer" as they will take Ford Ranger Raptors off the line and cost a bit more than half the price of the Raptor.

wilg 8mo ago
A BYD Shark 6 is not an EV?
- armadsen 8mo ago
  Yeah, I didn’t realize we were calling hybrids “EV”s now. Also, the BYDs I’ve been in were chintzy garbage as far as fit and finish goes. Can’t speak to their reliability, or other aspects of them, though.
  - mathisfun123 8mo ago
    . chintzy garbage This is a slur.
    - armadsen 8mo ago
      No. https://www.etymonline.com/word/chintzy https://www.etymonline.com/word/chintzy
- plugger 8mo ago
  It's a HEV, not a BEV. But it's an EV none the less. It has the ability to drive ~100km on battery only, and the engine doesn't drive the wheels, it's used to recharge the battery.
Onavo 8mo ago
It's funny that the software engineers on this forum are all obsessed with building scalable systems that can provide a service at the lowest cost but when it comes to manufacturing all of a sudden it's "we must protect jerbs".
- jojobas 8mo ago
  It's about time people woke up to the fact China is not just after jerbs.
  - XorNot 8mo ago
    This carried more weight when the US wasn't trying to take Greenland.
sgt 8mo ago
If it's going to have a gasoline engine anyway, I'd much rather just get the Raptor. By the way, the Ford Ranger Raptor is not to be confused with the Ford F-150 Raptor which is a total beast.
- plugger 8mo ago
  It's the best of both worlds as you can drive it EV only for short distances but still have the ability to drive longer distances. As said above, the engine is only to charge the battery.

by plugger 8mo ago

wilg 8mo ago

A BYD Shark 6 is not an EV?

armadsen 8mo ago
Yeah, I didn’t realize we were calling hybrids “EV”s now. Also, the BYDs I’ve been in were chintzy garbage as far as fit and finish goes. Can’t speak to their reliability, or other aspects of them, though.
- mathisfun123 8mo ago
  . chintzy garbage This is a slur.
  - armadsen 8mo ago
    No. https://www.etymonline.com/word/chintzy https://www.etymonline.com/word/chintzy
plugger 8mo ago
It's a HEV, not a BEV. But it's an EV none the less. It has the ability to drive ~100km on battery only, and the engine doesn't drive the wheels, it's used to recharge the battery.

Onavo 8mo ago

It's funny that the software engineers on this forum are all obsessed with building scalable systems that can provide a service at the lowest cost but when it comes to manufacturing all of a sudden it's "we must protect jerbs".

jojobas 8mo ago
It's about time people woke up to the fact China is not just after jerbs.
- XorNot 8mo ago
  This carried more weight when the US wasn't trying to take Greenland.

sgt 8mo ago

If it's going to have a gasoline engine anyway, I'd much rather just get the Raptor. By the way, the Ford Ranger Raptor is not to be confused with the Ford F-150 Raptor which is a total beast.

plugger 8mo ago
It's the best of both worlds as you can drive it EV only for short distances but still have the ability to drive longer distances. As said above, the engine is only to charge the battery.