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VinFast considers ultralow-priced VF 3 EV for U.S. at urging of prospective dealers
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Posted on 10/29/2023 5:54:54 AM PDT by cba123

VinFast Auto is considering a fifth vehicle for its planned U.S. dealership network: the VF 3 minicar that's specifically designed for the Vietnamese market but could have potential as a sub-$20,000 city car for budget-minded Americans, company representatives told Automotive News.

(Sorry the article only seems to include the one paragraph)


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To: Bob434

at 10 cents a KW, to charge a 75KW battery is about $7.50
At my home (in Texas) i have 9.5 cents KW plan from my provider. We have an open electrical market in Texas, thus I pay less than most folks.

These are the FACTs.


21 posted on 10/29/2023 7:35:16 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: BereanBrain

Our electric went up- used to be .11 cents- not sure what it is now. Newsmax, not sure which state they were figuring from- likely one of the higher electric price states.

But I do know that IF the left succeed in pushing the nation into “electric only” appliances, machines, vehicles, heating furnaces, coo, stoves etc etc etc that the price of electricty will climb significantly if a tly once they have everyone hooked and dependant on electricity for everything. I will be shocked if they keep the prices where they are today.


22 posted on 10/29/2023 7:59:22 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: VTenigma
I’m sure it will meet all the crash test standards ICE cars have to meet, not. But the feds will look the other way to forward the “agenda”.

If it hits my Ram 1500 head on, I win and walk away. He goes home in a body bag.

23 posted on 10/29/2023 8:03:32 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter-deckhand-oilfield roughneck-drilling fluiids tech-geologist-pilot-instructor-pharmacist)
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To: cba123

Yes, in a Toyota FJ/Ford Bronco-ish way. Have seen a lot of overseas Jeep copies too.


24 posted on 10/29/2023 8:09:33 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)
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To: cba123

Much of the new EV market doesn’t have at home charging. They live in Condos, or rent, or struggle just to find overnight parking. EVs won’t work.


25 posted on 10/29/2023 8:21:30 AM PDT by cicero2k
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To: cba123

Looks like the Design keyed off of the new Bronco.


26 posted on 10/29/2023 8:23:22 AM PDT by Rappini ("No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in it's preservation" MacArthr)
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To: cba123

https://archive.ph/2YItH


27 posted on 10/29/2023 8:31:31 AM PDT by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: cba123

according to this, vf3 is mostly a mystery car, since vinfast has published almost no actual details:

https://www.arenaev.com/vinfast_unveils_vf3__small_electric_suv_with_affordability_in_mind-news-1933.php

btw, my calculations show that this “cute” car has a wheelbase slightly larger than a 4x8 piece of plywood ... sounds like safe and fun driving!


28 posted on 10/29/2023 8:38:27 AM PDT by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: mewzilla

the cheaper models will appeal to the poor

who most likely live in an apartment

how do they charge them?


29 posted on 10/29/2023 9:23:24 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: catnipman

30 posted on 10/29/2023 9:24:26 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: cicero2k

right

they will be on battery buses


31 posted on 10/29/2023 9:24:58 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Bob434

I don’t believe in forcing anybody to anything.

let the market decide.

That’s what people should say, rather than parroting what is proven to be a lie.

By having cheaper electric cars it will pressure the manufacturers to make less expensive gasoline cars - or else.

Have you noticed how expensive gas cars have gotten recently?


32 posted on 10/29/2023 9:53:10 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: joshua c

Google “Free car charger near me”

Google will show you lots of options in major cities, where you can charge for FREE.


33 posted on 10/29/2023 9:54:20 AM PDT by BereanBrain
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To: thinden

Yugo is making a midsize called the Wego. Old joke.


34 posted on 10/29/2023 10:26:35 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: BereanBrain
At my home (in Texas) i have 9.5 cents KW plan from my provider.

Who's your provider? Is that your base price or the total price? Cause we're around $0.15 per, and the last year or two I haven't seen anything that much better
35 posted on 10/29/2023 11:12:33 AM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: cpdiii

“If it hits my Ram 1500 head on, I win and walk away. He goes home in a body bag.”

If you drive any vehicle in such a way as to end up in head-on collisions, you’re not going to “win”.

If you’re at fault, you might go to jail.

But I’ve seen a fatal accident where a driver of a similarly sized vehicle (as yours) was smashed like an aluminum can by a semi the killed driver didn’t see coming.

The semi driver was primarily at fault (for running a red light), but the killed driver had gunned it into the intersection to turn left rather than yielding to oncoming traffic. If the killed driver had simply been courteous and driven lawfully, he or she would have lived to see another day.

I like driving larger vehicles because other drivers tend to not cut out in front of me or ride my bumper as much. But I also notice, at least where I live, that drivers of larger vehicles such as pickups tend to drive them like sports cars and expect everyone else to get out of their way. But, as I pointed out, that gets some of them killed.


36 posted on 10/29/2023 11:22:42 AM PDT by unlearner (RIP America. July 4, 1776 - December 13, 2022 . )
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To: silent majority rising

Rickshaws are the future the elites have planned for us.

Hint—they won’t be pulling the cart, they will be riding on it.


37 posted on 10/29/2023 11:28:26 AM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: OrioleFan

Yugo is making a midsize called the Wego. Old joke.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

still funny


38 posted on 10/29/2023 12:38:32 PM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: cba123

I think there’s a ton of Tuk Tuks in Vietnam too. Those aren’t legal on the roads here either.


39 posted on 10/29/2023 2:31:50 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: VTenigma

Tuk tuks, are in Thailand

🛺


40 posted on 10/29/2023 3:31:26 PM PDT by cba123 (Tôi là người Mỹ. Hiện tôi đang ở Việt Nam)
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