Featured Chinese EV review

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by bwilson4web, Nov 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Impressive Chinese car the Canadians will get:

    • Lucid features
    • Model Y price
    More car than I would want, still nice to see luxury at an affordable price. Better cars at better prices.

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    This to me, is dismaying:

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    yep; no physical buttons = no way of over-ride or input commands if that touch screen goes wonkie. Been there, done that at work. You wouldn't believe how often I'd had to walk a professional through key-stroke operations - We're talking doctors and nurses.
    Imagine going 60mph-80mph down a highway and having that touch function lock-up??? You can try to pull over and do a Reboot-ski to fix it.:p:rolleyes:o_O Yaa-Yaa, I know a really technical term. or maybe 'bounce the system' for you zoomers out there.
    The million dollar question is "where do you plug-in", to power your gaming console????:D:LOL::ROFLMAO::whistle:
     
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    i have two cars already
     
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    But this will climb stairs - or was that the BYD. I'm easily confused at this age......;):p:Do_O:ROFLMAO::whistle:
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    You do have to speak Mandarin.

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    That's what google translate is for.:cool::rolleyes:o_O:ROFLMAO::LOL: They'll get there, since it's banned from being sold in the USA - I'm assuming that pushed it WAY down on the punch list.

    They make consumer electronics and pretty decent cell phones, so putting English recognition in the software shouldn't be a big deal.

    Speaking of which; the word appliance was used quite frequently in the video. IMHO; I have a feeling that this car will be difficult to repair and source repair parts. Like an appliance - once it hits 10 years and support ends. That's already happening with regular car manufacturers, where they need to wait and build your part. That's J.I.T. (just in time) manufacturing and lean parts inventory model. Parts sitting on a shelf, just isn't profitable - though very inconvenient for customers.
     
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