I wish we could have the BYD Qin L DM-i , they sell that 5 passenger full sized sedan for $15,000 USD.
It has the BYD blade pack on it that cannot burn. This is the only lithium technology that can and that have repeatedly demonstrated to take the steel spike test. As in they fully charge a pack then ram a steel spike all the way through it shorting and piercing its protective layers. It doesn’t burn or vent flammable gasses it just sits there and heats up but under 400F below the auto ignition temp of nearly every liquid fuel, paper and fabrics.
That pack is sized to make that car go 70-80 miles US that covers 99% of all trips in the USA in a daily basis with fully 96% being under 30 miles. When that pack is down to 10% the engine takes over its one of the most efficient ICE ever put in production. It has been tested with a zero capacity pack in a major Chinese city during a half day of traffic and driving they covered well over 200km and averaged 2.2L/100km that’s equal to 108 mpg which is not surprising given I have personally driven a 2023 Prius in Houston over a 20 mile trips and got 95mpg door to door because it was grid lock and hybrids are gangbusters in grid lock the regen is brilliant.
I would buy a BYD Qin L DM-i tomorrow for double the $15,000 they sell for in China that’s a 100% tariff BRING IT it would still be worth every penny to have a plug in 5 passenger sedan that has a 1300 mile range and returns 100 mpg in the city , I could charge it off my solar panels for all trips under 70 miles which is most of my driving other than to Houston, New Orleans and Midland every so often.
I don’t golf, and don’t live live near a golf course.
I have a couple of 20 yr. old turbo diesel cars and about 30 gal. of now very aged cans of Diesel.
It’s about 6-12 months of travel left in the fuel reserve.
I need an overgrown golf cart because?
That steel spike test is impressive!
I’m not sure who you get to swing the hammer on that, *I* sure wouldn’t do it!
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I want something that’s plug in hybrid, with a turbo 4 with some good output in a mid sized SUV.