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Good thing Scouts are only for North America. BYD will take a lot of market share-Tesla should be very worried3000 hp!
BYD is coming with a ridiculous 3,000 hp electric supercar
New filings have revealed that BYD is about to release a ridiculous 3,000 hp electric supercar: the Yangwang U9 Track Edition....
So true! A minor detail, but it is an inline 6, not a V6.So no article but stumbled (on FB) an image of the new Dodge Charger with a turbo V-6, you know, instead of the EV and every single reply is people $hitting on it because it isn’t a V-8. Great to know it’s not just Scout that takes crap for not having V-8’s.
Good catch. Had V8 in my head when I typed that. Amazing how demanding buyers get and how quick they are to hate on things. Remember the new Integra came out a few years ago and everyone just hated on it. Had dinner last night at a friend’s with other guests I didn’t know-two of us walked out and he was parked behind me in an Integra. He’s owned a number of Acuras and other sport sedans and said with the stick shift it is probably the best/most fun drivers vehicle he’s ever driven despite all the haters. It’s like kids saying they don’t like a food but have never even tried it
The sales numbers tell me that the customers aren’t hating, they just aren’t interested in muscle cars that don’t make (real) muscle car sounds.
Exactly. It begs the question why so many people are against an EV. Short of the week long + overlanders and boon dockers an EV should satisfy the needs of 90% of buyers
Yes. Cannot wait for full BEV. Lots of charging infrastructure is being created. Even Buc-ee’s has them now
I'm good with my small solar system for boondocking & overlanding too.
Any idea of how many at Buc-ee’s? My family will be hitting one next weekend in VA on the way back to college that recently opened-I’ll have to convince them to take some pics. Wonder if they will realize the benefit to having them. It’s still not a Scheetz’s or WaWa but it is a large chain fuel stop so they have to factor charging in
I've never been to a Buc-ee's or any of their competitors. But on one of my road trips, I passed a Buc-ee's on the other side of the freeway. The line to get in was a half mile long and was blocking freeway traffic. I had to laugh at the people who claim they're not willing to charge for 20 minutes but will sit in line at Costco or Buc-ee's waiting for gas.
My wife was at Costco yesterday. 10 people out onto the road and there is a Sheetz on the other side of Costco with no lines all to save $.09/ gallon. That’s probably a $1.20-ish total and they wasted 15 minutes to save that dollar
Because when things go right, work well and are less expensive people aren’t shouting from the rooftops this is amazing. But when things go wrong, broken chargers, range anxiety, etc they are very very loud about it.
Haha, it's all about dignity and sticking it the man! I refuse to pay the 0.05 cents for a bag in our county and will display my awesome circus degree in the parking lot!My wife was at Costco yesterday. 10 people out onto the road and there is a Sheetz on the other side of Costco with no lines all to save $.09/ gallon. That’s probably a $1.20-ish total and they wasted 15 minutes to save that dollar
I think there were like 8-10 of them. Full row back of the parking lot, Tesla superchargers
On I40 near the border between AZ and CA, there's a 25 mile one-way drive from Needles, CA to the nearest gas station in AZ. People will load up their gas cans, drive 50 miles, idle in line on the freeway for up to an hour, just to get slightly cheaper gas. It blows my mind.My wife was at Costco yesterday. 10 people out onto the road and there is a Sheetz on the other side of Costco with no lines all to save $.09/ gallon. That’s probably a $1.20-ish total and they wasted 15 minutes to save that dollar
They have awesome sandwiches, almonds, jerky but it’s expensive, tons of things. It really has a huge following. Early morning or night is best. Definitely can shop while charging and you won’t be bored.
