jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago'They Want To Be The Gatekeepers': Car Dealers Are Stopping Customers From Buying EVsjalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1471arrow-down134
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minus-squarePatch@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year agoMore to the point, who in their right mind thinks that BMW would be selling a car with a 45mph top speed? Like, at all? The fact that a person who works for a BMW dealership of all people would genuinely think this is simply not credible.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoEven the comical Isetta had a top speed north of 60.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s closer to 55mph. But only when the battery is depleted. Because the car has literally a 2 cyl motorcycle engine for a generator. It’s only intended to be a backup for emergencies.
More to the point, who in their right mind thinks that BMW would be selling a car with a 45mph top speed? Like, at all?
The fact that a person who works for a BMW dealership of all people would genuinely think this is simply not credible.
Even the comical Isetta had a top speed north of 60.
It’s closer to 55mph. But only when the battery is depleted. Because the car has literally a 2 cyl motorcycle engine for a generator. It’s only intended to be a backup for emergencies.