jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago'They Want To Be The Gatekeepers': Car Dealers Are Stopping Customers From Buying EVsjalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down133cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1428arrow-down1external-link'They Want To Be The Gatekeepers': Car Dealers Are Stopping Customers From Buying EVsjalopnik.comjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square52fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.zip
minus-squarePatch@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·8 months 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-up6·8 months agoEven the comical Isetta had a top speed north of 60.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months 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.