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usedgeo 01-16-2008 06:21 PM

The Chinese are not waiting for a better battery
 
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2008...trod.html#more

Maybe not perfect but coming soon over there.

Erdrick 01-16-2008 07:25 PM

Huh... Pretty interesting. Things should start heating up in the auto arena. This car in particular doesn't catch my interest, but new offerings from the company definitely could. I sincerely hope that America starts getting some of these cars. More choice is always better for the consumer.

lunarhighway 01-17-2008 03:24 AM

Quote:

Things should start heating up in the auto arena.
lets just hope it's not the batteries in the back!

sure chinese car industry is getting a more serious player on the global market, but still there have been quite a few cases of chinese cars planned to be released in europe being canceled when the crash results came in...

i'd be seriously concerned with the safety and reliability of such a car... especially since it's such a new technology. it will all look flashy and affordable, but how long will it last? on the other hand it could speed up the overal developement...

4bfox 01-17-2008 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theclencher (Post 88735)
They could sell 'em at WalMart with all the other Chinese stuff

Right. I haven't seen any of their "made in America" ads for a LONG time. So, Clencher....broke that New Year's resolution already, have you?

JanGeo 01-17-2008 05:49 AM

Anyone know who owns the electric power companies? . . . oil companies?

4bfox 01-22-2008 12:39 AM

No, not at all....we're flooded with Chinese products. You had just mentioned a few days ago that "if you couldn't say something nice, don't say anything at all" (ala Thumper in Bambi).

varg 01-22-2008 09:10 AM

I'd never drive a Chinese vehicle of any type, especially after seeing some of the crash tests done by Euro NCAP on their cars. They fare worse than old VW Beetles and 90's era Ford pickups in the tests from what I've seen.

Especially:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9YbDCvrBBk
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F06LjugtIUo

They're just as bad as the Ford F150 circa 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB0araA0T_k
Even this '60s bug fares better by the looks of things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKf4dsn9Zs0

dkjones96 01-22-2008 11:00 AM

I was just about to post those videos haha


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