mekka okereke 4d ago

This car costs $8500. Not a typo. Less than 10 racks. And you don't have to put gas in it.

But we can't have it in the US, because we'd rather have racism and argue about solved problems like birthright citizenship, and should Black people be allowed to vote.

So you get Cybertrucks instead. Enjoy!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZqRnLp_htE

All New 2026 Chery QQ3 EV FirstLook

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Show threadJeff McNeill4d ago
@mekkaokereke My BYD Dolphin cost 569,000 Thai Baht. That is around 17,500 USD. It is a compact car (not subcompact) and it is a joy to drive. Why does a decent electric car cost nearly twice that in the US? Clearly they've lost the plot.
Show threadjohne4d ago
@jeffmcneill @mekkaokereke cost of labor is much lower in China.
Show threadrobloblaw4d ago
@johne @jeffmcneill @mekkaokereke
A lot less human labour goes into modern EVs than your granpa's gas guzzler. Far fewer moving parts, much more factory automation and innovations like casting the body of the car in a single piece, instead of welding a bunch of pieces together.
Show threadsidereal4d ago
@robloblaw @johne @jeffmcneill @mekkaokereke Yeah, IIRC an electric motor has around 300 moving parts, a gas motor has like 10,000. The real reason electric cars are gonna take over is just that they’re simpler.
Show threadJon Shell4d ago

@sidereal @robloblaw @johne @jeffmcneill @mekkaokereke this is the thing that somehow doesn’t make it into the media narratives.

Being an EV driver I make a point of talking to EV drivers.

The response is always“my EV needs no maintenance”. Sure, tires, wipers, cabin air filters and wiper fluid but that’s it.

Took my VW in for a “service inspection”. Service desk person says “EVs don’t need servicing. This is a formality”.

How is it that this story is not making it into the news?

Show threadWilly (they/them)4d ago
@jonshell I skipped our this year after I chatted with the dealer about what was in the maintenance. The only useful things were tire rotation/alignment and brake inspection, but I'll have my neighborhood shop do that for way less.
Show threadWilly (they/them)4d ago
@jonshell Also, didn't need the rotation because I got new all weather tires two weeks prior
Show threadJon Shell

@advicepig same. Trust my family mechanic to do tires.

He’s old school but no fool. He’s seeing people switch to EVs and then he doesn’t see them again except for tires.

Used to see him all the time for the Camry. Oil every 6k. Timing belts. Brake rotors. Oil leaks. Muffler. Now we go over there to take him banana bread and shoot the breeze. He knows his business is changing, same as my Dad who had a film processing shop. Digital came and he just smiled and retired.

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