Posted on 02/09/2019 12:16:08 PM PST by Hojczyk
Like so many times, buying a competitor is just not worth the trouble, especially when they think too much of their product.
Catch some of the Youtube videos of the new electric car assembly plants in Europe by Audi, BMW and Mercedes. It doesn’t look like they need any help or new technology injections. Their systems are all modular and designed for ease of manufacturing and modification. Looks like Tesla has not done a very good job of that. Sporty looking, sporty but not very stable.
Well, I can tell you that I’ve driven the i3 and i8, and was unimpressed with both—and those are at the low and high ends of the BMW range.
Common in Alaska. Goes to a 3-way plug that heats the battery, oil pan, and engine block (frost plug) typically.
Hybrid cars do OK up here. But have a problem staying warm, and if you’re driving down the highway, you aren’t using the battery. It’s all gas, baby! And we are so rural, you don’t exercise the battery enough to make it worth the extra expense.
Whatever.
Hey, you brought up the German manufacturers, not me. Drive ‘em yourself and form your own opinion.
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