Chery QQ Ice Cream goes on sale in China – a modern electric car for $4,600

Re:Chery QQ Ice Cream goes on sale in China – a modern elect... by seanmcdirmid on Friday September 17, 2021 @04:22PM (#28570466)

> America needs to embrace more cars like these and lower speeds in cities. Lower speeds==less safety measures needed. Not only that but less noise, less pollution, safer for everyone around.

I don't think these cars are very safe even in, or actually especially in, China. It is just that China tolerates a lot more auto accident related deaths than the USA does.

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Re:Chery QQ Ice Cream goes on sale in China – a modern elect... by wonnage on Friday September 17, 2021 @09:50PM (#28572847)

I took a look at the statistics on Wikipedia and they're pretty staggering... per-capita road accidents are roughly 1.5x the US, but per-vehicle is almost 10x.

From a US perspective it would be truly insane to drive one of these on a Chinese highway but you go there and see little three wheeled trucks hauling a dining table zipping alongside 18-wheelers. Truly a different standard.

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Re:Chery QQ Ice Cream goes on sale in China – a modern elect... by seanmcdirmid on Friday September 17, 2021 @10:02PM (#28572895)

Ya, the motor trike carrying a mountain of recycling is still a thing in some cities.

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