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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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VW chief Blume: There was too much optimism about electric cars (dpa-international.com)

submitted 4 days ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I get what he's saying, but let's be honest, given the price of his electric vehicles, they were never going to see like the hot cakes he hoped they would. The market changed and western car manufacturers failed to adapt.

[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Western manufacturers keep seeing electric cars and electric bikes as specialist, luxury items. They are ignoring the obvious, that electric vehicles are the future of transport for everyone and they need to have models that fit all price ranges, including budget models.

Ironic given the origins of Volkswagen, literally "people's car".

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

They are ignoring the obvious, that electric vehicles are the future of transport for everyone [...]

If you mean "electric bikes", I agree. We don't need that many cars to function as a society. I am living in Germany, and never had a car - by choice.

[–] waldo_was_here@piefed.social 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Europe car builders are 10 to 15 years behind China , xpeng is starting production of flying cars .

https://www.aeroht.com/

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Flying cars are a terrible idea, Chinese companies aren't immune to vaporware. See: road-straddling busses, vac trains. If we're lucky we might see some execs get punished for lying about the feasibility to fleece investors.

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought that level of madness only exists in Bavaria.... (There was a flying cab company, Lilium, that just went bust).

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

I thought it only existed in America. There's been a dozen companies that managed to get funding from some renders or a 1-off.