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Mercedes-Benz Delays Its EV Plans, Will Keep Making Combustion Engines
Inside EVs ^ | Feb 22, 2024 at 6:28pm ET | By: Suvrat Kothari

Posted on 02/23/2024 7:25:53 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: laplata

Did you see the part where that model was under recall? For battery issues no less! Unfreakin’ believable.

That thing shouldn’t even have been on the road......talk about negligence......sheesh SMH


41 posted on 02/23/2024 10:20:56 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I spoke to one of the owners of the company in California.
They are making these in China.
He stated that when he gets a container of them in(130) they sell out within 2-3 weeks.

I asked if he had any dealers in New England. His answer was NO. The closest dealer is in NYS.
That I could become a dealer by committing to 6-12 bikes.

There is currently a grey area on whether they are “road legal”. It depends on the state. Whether that state requires blinkers or not on a moped. Even though it is not a moped.
Most likely you will have to eventually register these to ride them on the roads. However, they are intended to be an off road vehicle.


42 posted on 02/23/2024 10:36:26 AM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: Red Badger

easy northern climate where it snows why would you ever buy an EV.


43 posted on 02/23/2024 10:56:24 AM PST by coalminersson (since )
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To: coalminersson

To show you ‘care’..........................


44 posted on 02/23/2024 10:57:05 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

“slower-than-expected demand for EVs”

Retards still have to get their talking points in.


45 posted on 02/23/2024 11:34:35 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: Red Badger

LOL I was once investigated for firing an employee (black female). They found I did nothing wrong, except the investigator ( a black male)said i didn’t care enough. I stand by that and am proud of it. I told my boss I don’t care because she didn’t care.


46 posted on 02/23/2024 11:57:42 AM PST by coalminersson (since )
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To: woodbutcher1963

Interesting, thanks. Seems like they should be classified as another electric motorcycle. We’ve had electric pedicabs here for about 3 years to haul tourists around, they are licensed but I don’t know how they are classified. The pedicabs peeps made a mistake and stored 5 of them together in a garage. Had battery fire, lost all 5 and the garage. Insurance covered some but not all of the loss.

A dealership could be big bucks.


47 posted on 02/23/2024 12:03:29 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: laplata; V_TWIN

“I predict maybe 5%-10% will be EVs.....industry wide.”

Once Boomers and near-Boomers are gone, EVs will take over. Younger people will lay down for anything considered “the new cool thing” especially if Boomers don’t like them. We were the same when we were young, we thought old folks were out of it.


48 posted on 02/23/2024 12:10:10 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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“Janis Joplin is relieved.”
Good one! Here’s my related #48:

“I predict maybe 5%-10% will be EVs.....industry wide.”

Once Boomers and near-Boomers are gone, EVs will take over. Younger people will lay down for anything considered “the new cool thing” especially if Boomers don’t like them. We were the same when we were young, we thought old folks were out of it.


49 posted on 02/23/2024 12:14:17 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

“We were the same when we were young, we thought old folks were out of it”

You missed a very important difference......we had the blessing of growing up before the digital age......at least I did.

That dynamic obviously changed the world and the kids growing up in it......and a lot of that influence has damaged the last two generations on many levels.

Nowadays kids are committing suicide because of the influence of the internet, cyber bullying etc.

I went to a very large high school for 6 years (7-12) in the 70s and I don’t recall any kids dying for any reason....much less suicide.


50 posted on 02/23/2024 12:29:34 PM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

Yes, I saw the part about having no “Battery Malfunction” warning.


51 posted on 02/23/2024 2:13:14 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I can agree. But the technology will have improved a great deal by then.

It reminds me of US Army Air Corps pilots during WW II. They didn’t have much trouble finding enough fighter pilots because 19-24 year olds were used to their hot rod cars and liked speed. A 20 year old in a P-51 Mustang was hot $hit. Lol


52 posted on 02/23/2024 2:17:25 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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I wonder if Volvo went all ev like they said they were gonna do?

I believe Polestar is Volvo's EV division. I have no idea how their sales are doing.

53 posted on 02/23/2024 2:34:16 PM PST by Nachoman (Proudly oppressing people of color since 1957.)
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To: V_TWIN

I agree and your addition/amendment/focus is a very good one.
My contemporaries generally agree we grew up in a golden age.


54 posted on 02/23/2024 2:45:49 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Are you ready for Black Lives MAGA? It's coming.)
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