Electric Cars:what's available?

[myglaren]

Couldn't watch all this. An exercise in overbling and bad taste.
The presenter is 'orrible too.

[Ross_K]

Ugh. Cadillacs have always been excessive land yachts for Tony Soprano wannabes.

I saw a review last month (Motor Trend I think) of their "last hurrah before internal combustion is outlawed" 3-ton Escalade-V which gets something like 13 US MPG (combined). They're on a different planet

[Gibbo2286]

here's one I do like.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Dont bother putting any sticking any tags around your youtube links Gibbo....the video's embed with out them.

Nice car, some encouragement and the brand could even make a UK Manufacturing return. The perpetual model of exporting emissions to build the cars we drive, and shipping imports in from around the world surely has to have a shake up. Those Scandinavians with the big car carriers just mustn't charge enough for a one-way ticket from the far-east to the UK.

here's one I do like.

Regards Neil

[Ross_K]

here's one I do like.
https://youtu.be/GLHjx623jA4

Smart looking car with good range, but MG is one brand that leaves me cold. Dunno why...I just have a psychological block when it comes to MG

[Ross_K]

Ugh. Cadillacs have always been excessive land yachts for Tony Soprano wannabes.

Speaking of vulgar American cars, what do people think of the Rivian R1S?

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9lMEwD ... ch-edition >>> $81k list price, bidding is up to $119k with 6 days to go

The company's part-owned by Amazon. This model looks like a Range Rover and a Ford Flex had a battery-powered love child:

[myglaren]

Ugly like the majority of American cars (most recent cars I suppose).
Those headlights are dreadful.

[Ross_K]

Yeah I have no idea what look they were going for. The design's all over the place, like two different teams designed it - sharp, angular A-pillars, but by the time you get to the back it's all rounded and reminiscent of 1970s "trucks".

Looks like they've got a place in Woking, so it's only a matter of time before we see them on our roads
https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/ ... r-company/

[NewcastleFalcon]

Even if this is not your cup of tea, and with only 500 planned to be made and all reservation slots filled it would be an unusual spot, should you see one of these down at Morrisons, it will turn heads.

https://insideevs.com/news/607638/poles ... -sold-out/

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

Definitely not my cup of tea.
Previous Polestars looked OK, that is ridiculous!

[NewcastleFalcon]

For the 1000th reply it would have been nice to report that Nissan's EV2 (my words) ie only its second 100% electric car model after the pioneering Leaf, the Nissan Ariya had started rolling off the production line at Sunderland, and was selling like hot cakes.

Much heralded, but it will only arrive in the British Isles should anyone have a reservation for one, in a large car transporter vessel all the way from Japan.

And with that I lose any passing interest in the Vehicle, its a crossover SUV EV midway between the QashQai and the X-Trail....could anything be less interesting or less needed?, and they want to sell it for well over £40,000.

Wonder if anyone has done a review of it? Oh no, loads have and most think its great!



Regards Neil

[myglaren]

[NewcastleFalcon]

Ginny does the ID Buzz



Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

(MG4)

Nice car, some encouragement and the brand could even make a UK Manufacturing return. The perpetual model of exporting emissions to build the cars we drive, and shipping imports in from around the world surely has to have a shake up. Those Scandinavians with the big car carriers just mustn't charge enough for a one-way ticket from the far-east to the UK.

and here are the British as Chow Mein MG4's, made in the largest coal-burning economy in the world, arriving in a big ship at Zeebrugge. The pipeline is open to the "old continent", and the foot is well and truly in the door.

The first MG4 Electric reaches European shores 2/9/2022

https://www.electrive.com/2022/09/06/th ... an-shores/

I think SAIC/ MG Motor, make decent cars and are a decent bet along with BYD/ Great Wall etc to bring more affordable EV's to the market, but its maybe time for the old continent to "do a China" and insist on 50/50 manufacturing partnerships to sell their products in Europe/UK.

Regards Neil

[Ross_K]

You can't buy advertising like this, or can you?



Seems kind of negligent to perform a non-essential medical procedure during a power cut, but it seems like all went well