Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM

Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by riffraff on Sunday September 27, 2020 @01:53AM (#24604516)

I grew up in a town in Italy where half the population still worked in agriculture, and the FIAT Panda[0] was insanely popular in the '80s, '90s and somewhat even now.

The '80s 4x4 version was basically perfect.

This to say: you do not need a huge modern SUV for non-metropolitan area.

Edit: I just realized there's an underlying issue: you can have more than one vehicle in a family, one larger for specific needs like long trips, and one small for daily usage. This seems to be the default in Europe these days.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Panda

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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by C19is20 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @03:28AM (#24604908)

Looking at the gradual car-choice changes of the us forces in Italy, I see a slow adapt to smaller vehicles. Still too many huge trucks that seem to carry mostly air, though.

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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by tibbydudeza on Sunday September 27, 2020 @08:10AM (#24606040)

Also the trend of cars getting larger as well as to match the increasing girth of the population i.e my VW Polo (it slots in below the Golf) is now the same dimensions as my 1990 Golf Mk 3.

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