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@ukuku as you may (or may not) have noticed, I recently rented an i3 on #Turo as well. I just wanted to know if the dogs would fit in it, if Kris would like it, and if the local CCS charging station would work or not.
Everything worked out. The owner was a lovely man, but a little clueless! 🤣
I had a good experience, but I don’t know if I’d ever rent out my vehicle that way. I nice follow up story to this news report would be how the owner did, or did not, get compensated. 😱
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@timfoster They’re also jumping the gun IMO. 🤨
Just last week, I rented a #BMWi3 through #Turo to try it out. There are ZERO Tesla chargers in my fairly affluent neighborhood, but there are many CCS chargers, including one within a 5 minute walk. I posted about this elsewhere.
Sure, a Tesla could use this location too, but they aren’t helping neighborhood charging one bit with any of their own investment initiatives.
This was installed by #PowerFlex from #EDF Renewables.
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@DenOfEarth @autonerdery the #Turo test car from 2014, with the top Tera spec, and technology package, did have keyless open and lock, as well as keyless start. 😉
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@LionelB I read the #Turo rules before returning the vehicle, and it states it has to be charged to at least 91%. Not easy when the dude is 9 miles away and the battery only charges to 40-50 miles of range (instead of 72).
I used EcoPro+ from the charging station, to get to the freeway 1.5 miles away. Charge stayed at 100%. Once on the freeway, I used EcoPro and set cruise for 70 mph, but within a mile, the charge level dropped to 97%. 😱
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🚨 HELP! 🚨
Traveling to Europe again. There are some good EV rental options. But…
There’s an app that Martin from #WiselyAutomotive in London 🇬🇧 recommends for finding chargers on the European mainland.
Does anyone know what it is? I don’t have time to rewatch all his YouTube videos to find it. 😑
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@Dylan I will reserve judgment until I see one IRL, which, as @slirt knows, in our area, won’t take long when the deliveries start.
The #RivianR1T (for example) is actually not very big. It has quite a low profile. More Honda Ridgeline than F150. Probably a necessity for aerodynamics, handling and range. 🤷♂️
The #FordLightning looks more like a traditional truck, with a few nods to its high tech aspirations (mostly lighting).
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This is why I would never buy a used #BMW with the “Shadow Sport” package, including piano black details instead of chrome, and black wheel rims. They are driven too hard for any expectation of longevity.
Can you imagine being 17 and causing this wreck, and what your insurance costs might be going forward?! 😱
The owner of the 5 series is going to need a new car, costing thousands more than the insurance payout.
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@dan I think I might have seen some tweets about that one that was street parked in New York City over on the 🐦 💩 before the great Mastodon migration following the takeover.
Once a vehicle is past a certain age, it can be imported. I think it’s 25 years.
Two #CitroënZX were sold on #BringATrailer in 2022-23.
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@Mark I see a #Maybach occasionally at one of my local #TraderJoes, but I’ve never seen who is driving it. 🤷♂️
The only celebrity I’ve seen close up in their vehicle was #Ahnold and #MariaSchriver in a Geländewagen, when he was still Governor. As we were both stopped in the same #Saab dealership, the Secret Service detail with the MIB kit was a bit of a giveaway. 😂
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@brownest_Ant @BitchinRob I had to look up what a #Pylontech battery was.
Adding a link to a review below for anyone else that might be interested in #BackupBattery technology. No idea about the trustworthynes of the review, so “caveat emptor” applies.
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@drahardja but aren’t Hindenburg Research tooting their own horn here? They take a short position, and tank the stock by suggesting malfeasance? Conflict of interest?
#SMCI #SuperMicroComputer #HindenburgResearch #ShortSelling #Stocks #Investing #WallStreet
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I’ve been watching some sales on Hagerty’s.
This lovely looking 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL caught my eye. They seem to typically sell for $10-20K and up, depending on mileage and condition.
https://www.hagerty.com/marketplace/auction/1985-Mercedes-Benz-380SL/5ugC5udzT2BZKTrlgXSqd6
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@domenick the word “strong” might not be the most appropriate, since they are only targeting 70K sales this year, which makes the Bolt something of a niche product. Much bigger numbers than that are required to make any meaningful impact.
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@SteveInVentura It’s possible that Mercedes-Benz may fail to meet these expectations. They’re already dialing back. BMW may succeed, however, given the aggressive leasing options on some models already.
Volkswagen botched their launch initially, but may catch up.
Surprised by Hyundai, given the popularity and excellent press response to the #Ioniq5, #Ioniq6 and #KiaEV6.
A lot could change in the next five years. Either way.
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#Stellantis CEO #CarlosTavares will leave in 2026.
The darling of the automotive industry, he revitalized #Peugeot, including the successful takeover of GM Europe, which became profitable almost immediately. Something GM had failed to do after 100 years.
In 2023, Stellantis was one of the most profitable automakers anywhere, beating BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, VAG, and Tesla.
Everything soured in 2024, especially in the 🇺🇸.
From: @theverge
https://flipboard.com/@theverge/tech-news-e3qmqbb8z/-/a-GMtTe-BATK-YQKbfB4T9wg%3Aa%3A43611565-%2F0 -
@vwdasher hard to say. Cheap cars are a very tough market, and that is the market that #CarlosTavares of #Stellantis has assigned to the #Citroën brand.
The C3 looks amazing, but how does it feel to be in and drive?! 🤷♂️
Would Australians go for a #Dacia replacement from Citroën? 🤔
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@GottaLaff funny how AP describes #Stellantis as “Jeep maker”.
In the 🇺🇸, Stellantis represents Jeep, Dodge, RAM trucks and what’s left of Chrysler.
Overseas, they represent much more, having taken over GM’s 100 year loss making operations in Europe when they were still PSA (Peugeot Société Anonyme), and making them profitable within a single year.
#CarlosTavares is the new #CarlosGhosn of Renault-Nissan fame.
Hopefully, it ends better. Much better! 🤞 🍀 🙏
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@richardknott this is the vision of #CarlosTavares who recently stated that #Citroën had to be a budget brand for #Stellantis to compete directly with #Dacia, the budget brand from #Renault.
Maybe channelling the thinking behind the #2CV “people’s car”? 🤷♂️
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@SteveInVentura Tesla has only been making a profit since 2020. That profit has dropped to similar levels to other automakers in 2023. #Stellantis is currently more profitable. “Welcome to my world” opined #CarlosTavares a few months ago.
They have also abandoned the premium segment. Model S and X cars in 2023 represent less than 5% of the total.
Tesla P/E = 60
BMW P/E = 5
MBZ P/E = 4
Stellantis P/E = 3So what is Tesla really worth?
$212 today, or $20? 🤔
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@ukuku . Similarly #Stellantis is now led by #CarlosTavares, former CEO of #PSA. #Peugeot #Citroën and #DS are all offering designs that would be unexpected in the 🇺🇸. Blurring the lines between SUV, crossover and fastback station wagon designs.
He even made GM’s old European operation profitable after 100 years of losses — while promising properly affordable EV’s. We just don’t get this kind of approach on this side of the Atlantic.
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@blingoali @DazzlingDamo I concur, Sir! 😊
P.S. for those of us not in Great Britain or Ireland, This is British, from the 1960’s I think. Made by what eventually became part of #ChryslerEurope, which was absorbed by #Peugeot, which is now part of #Stellantis. The Portuguese CEO of #PSA, #CarlosTavares, is now the CEO of Stellantis.
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@KiwiEV this is such a nightmare!
It’s possible to buy the Mirai in SoCal preowned for less than the value of the hydrogen fuel credit, but…
1) Once the fuel credit runs out, hydrogen is VERY expensive.
2) The stations frequently run out of hydrogen, apparently, so your Mirai is a brick until they refuel.
3) There aren’t many stations!
4) Has nobody figured out yet that going to the gas (hydrogen) station is NOT a fun experience?!
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@Hypx #BMW and #Toyota have been pushing the #HydrogenCar alternative for over a decade, but what have they done about it?
Elon Musk might be an a-hole, but one thing he definitely did for EV’s was 1️⃣ make them desirable, capable and fast, and 2️⃣ quickly build out an extensive network of chargers.
Meanwhile, Toyota sells the #Mirai in California and a few other places, with an ugly car, that’s slower than most mid-range to upper end EV’s, and no filling stations. 🤷♂️
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@Nir_Kahn The bar was set pretty low with the prior iterations, but of course, appreciation for design is subjective and personal.
This, to me, is the best Prius design so far, but I’d have to see it in the flesh for a definitive opinion.
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@mackaj @Bluedonkey @KiwiEV It’s so embarrassing now that they don’t even put the price of the car on the website, but the base model is about $50K before taxes & fees.
However, they are offering 0% APR over 6 years (which nobody is doing), and… wait for it… a twenty-two thousand dollar rebate! 😱
Of course, within 3 years, they’ve lost 75-80% of their value used.
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@Hypx @ukuku There is a hydrogen fueling station about 4 miles from my house. When I looked into the #ToyotaMirai and the #HondaClarity, they were expensive (unless so heavily discounted, they were actually cheap at one point), ugly, huge, and had the performance of a Citroën 2CV. 😱
Okay, I’m exaggerating on that last point, but really, they were just big unwieldy blobs with no acceleration. I do see them regularly on local streets though.
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@richardknott @xtaran Peugeot tried, I think, especially with the #CitroënXM and #CitroënC6, but it didn’t go that well. Hence perhaps the #DSAutomobiles brand. 🤷♂️
French friends tell me Citroën had become a brand for “old guys”: people wanting a new DS, and neither the CX, XM, C5 or C6 resembled the DS sufficiently for their liking. The just wanted a new DS that looked exactly like the old DS.
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@Dylan Ah! The Toyota that became infamous for a recall for… wait for it… letting its wheels fall off! 😳
It’s almost as if Toyota, famous for their opposition to EV’s (which is why they made the world’s ugliest Fuel Cell vehicle as a “better” alternative), made it horrible on purpose. 🤷♂️
I read that all their EV names will start with bZ for “beyond zero” (emissions). 🤔
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@ottocrat @stuffaboutcars This article would appear to confirm that the $35K starting price #VolvoEX30 will, in fact, have Apple CarPlay! 😁
Only available for preorder in the 🇺🇸 for now. 😢
(P.S. Please note that 🇺🇸 prices do NOT include taxes & delivery etc., whereas European prices typically DO include taxes.)
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@stuffaboutcars @ottocrat In that case, I withdraw my complaint! 😉
I had actually been looking at the #VolvoEX30, which is more within my price range and use case considerations. Love the look, love the pricing, so I’ll take a closer look now. Since there was no mention ANYWHERE on their website of CarPlay, I made some possibly erroneous assumptions. 🤷♂️