L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHonda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GMarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square230fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1527arrow-down1external-linkHonda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GMarstechnica.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square230fedilinkfile-text
Honda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GM::The platform was to use GM’s Ultium batteries.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoBut a Hyundai isn’t going to easily go 200k miles with easy to source parts (have Hyundai cars in my family). Hyundai and Kia are disposable cars. Not a model I can get behind. Tradeoffs, it’s always tradeoffs.
minus-squareGalacticCmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·1 year agoThey are only disposable to those that don’t take average care of their cars. My parents Sonata is at 235k and it will soon become my kid’s car. Runs fine with no issues because my parents take care and of their cars.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoI mean my mom had a Hyundai that got it’s regular maintenance, still died when it had costly transmission issues
But a Hyundai isn’t going to easily go 200k miles with easy to source parts (have Hyundai cars in my family).
Hyundai and Kia are disposable cars. Not a model I can get behind.
Tradeoffs, it’s always tradeoffs.
They are only disposable to those that don’t take average care of their cars. My parents Sonata is at 235k and it will soon become my kid’s car. Runs fine with no issues because my parents take care and of their cars.
I mean my mom had a Hyundai that got it’s regular maintenance, still died when it had costly transmission issues