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This vehicle is what most Americans would call a "golf cart". If it doesn't have safety features and can't be driven on highways, it's not really competing with
by SpicyLemonZest 4mo ago
This vehicle is what most Americans would call a "golf cart". If it doesn't have safety features and can't be driven on highways, it's not really competing with normal cars, so I'm not quite sure the article's analysis makes sense.
- GFischer 4mo agoIt makes 100% sense for a Mexican commute, or in other parts of South America. I live in Uruguay and one of the best selling cars here is pretty similar, a friend has it and it's great for the daily commute: https://bawauto.com/pony/ https://bawauto.com/pony/ The best sellers are BYD models, which are a bit larger but still tiny by US standards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Seagull https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Seagull EVs have displaced ICE cars in Uruguay, and we usually are ahead of the trends, so I expect that to be the case in Europe and other places in coming years.
- SpicyLemonZest 4mo agoBoth of these other cars are capable of driving at highway speeds, even if only barely in the Pony's case. The Olinia Uno is limited to 50km/h, and my understanding (I've had trouble finding clear details, although my Spanish isn't great) is that it's also going to lack safety features that a faster car would be required to have.