A company in my city created an EV conversion kit for any cars years ago. As they could not get certification for all models, they made a partnership with the constructor and managed to have certification for only 1 model (Renault Master, a utility truck) and now the company is controlled by Renault (the constructor).
They indeed killed the competition…
Aaah then it is not a retreat it is just an excuse to fire people and whine about regulations
Check on youtube there is probably a video on how to open and do it your laptop model
Whaaat my laptop is 13yo, It is faster than new, just because I added ram and ssd 4 years ago
TL;DW : money, and a lack of critical thinking (1 men told “this is the way to build” and all jumped on the train)
Surprisingly yes it is, cause big cities are in valleys which are flat (valleys were flattened by massive glaciers), and there is a lovely bike infrastructure.
damn you just reminded me my mom bought a basic calculator with tiny solar panel 25 years ago : it is still working !
damn wild trees crossing street
They will if they are forced by regulation : 10y mandatory warrantee, right to repair, standardized swappable batteries, spare parts production for 20y…
but we need politics who set up such regulations
Or just learn to ignore it, like advertising : when I see a troll I just think “allright this is bullshit” and move on
I know that I know nothing.
Is the motto since 2500 years, right? Right?
There is no regulation for ebikes in the US?
Here if the ebike goes >15mph it is like any other vehicle (must have insurance and plate) and is not allowed on bike lanes.
Of course uber drivers and many others people use home made set-up on their bike which exceed legal regulations and drive recklessly but heh that’s an other problem.
I got a bike for <10km flat trips (30 min).
An ebike for longer (10-20km), or hilly, or carrying stuffs trips, or very hot days.
A trailer for groceries.
And I don’t like to exercise! But I clearly saw an improvement on my physical and mental health.
My wife as her car for longer trips or when we have to move all family.
Thing is we have a fairly good bike infrastructure (bike lanes everywhere and some bike roads), but not good enough for kids or people who are afraid to share road with cars.
We need more bike-friendly roads (low speed on separated lanes), and make people conscious that car is not mandatory most of time.
sure, 2019 EU regulation, to apply in 2022 and 2024 : https://road-safety-charter.ec.europa.eu/resources-knowledge/media-and-press/intelligent-speed-assistance-isa-set-become-mandatory-across
you still can de-activate it, but you have to do it every time you run the car.
To stay in topic : In some cities there is already an automatic speed limit to 5km/h in certain areas (packed narrow streets in city center, around schools…) for rental scooters, so it is not surprising they want to extend it to all electric mobility. Even for cars speed limit is often limited at 30 km/h in city centers.
It is already the case for new cars in EU from july 1st
Go lobby in your city, it worked in mine, no ads since many years
Vote for decent people, or lobby against ads, there is no street ads in my city since many years its so good (the mayor did not renew ads contracts and banned it)
Yes, every amenities should be at 15 min walk/bike max, that is the only way.
so now in top of entertainement systems on videos, soundsystems, drivers will be distracted with bot conversations. Awesome.
thanks vw that is very useful… How to pay attention to the road, and others road users already fragile (pedestrians, cyclists, motocylists) on a 1,5T rolling living-room-sofa ?
A car is already too much considered as personnal property and “vital space”, yeah it is a good idea to give drivers more of this “personnal bubble” feeling. /s if it was not explicit enough
Unfortunately open sourcing is not an option without certification, cause vehucles will not be allowed to go on roads.
At least here in europe