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Maximum Derek @bishma@mas.toAh, damn it. The European #idbuzz was a car I was really interested in buying. But the American version is too big. Literally. It won't fit in my car port.
Damn you #volkswagen ! https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/02/volkswagen-targets-cool-with-a-new-american-sized-id-buzz/?guccounter=1
@bishma I'm holding out for a Yewt.
My BFF is all "No, wait till they're proven" and I am all "You seem to not be noticing how cute this is"
@frogglin The wait for anything like a yewt in the US will probably be a big one. This is probably as close as we'll get https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/30/arcimotos-latest-teeny-tiny-ev-is-all-work-and-no-play/
@bishma I'd looooooove an Arcimoto, I don't think they'd make it over here though, and they'd be classed as motorcycles if they were apparently.
@frogglin They're classed as motocycles here which makes them a bit cheaper in some ways.
I don't think it's going to make it here either. It's like for people who normally drive ground keepers carts but want something more maneuverable.
@frogglin I do still want one of the original FUVs though. Even though the company seems to teetering on the brink.
@bishma Yeah I don't know if they'll make it, which is a shame. for the sort of driving I do, popping down the shops or to the station, it's a perfect little buggy.
I am however planning to upgrade my ebike when/if I get the money from Jan's will so that'll be cool.
@frogglin If they had delivered the first one they made it would have been an great trike costing $7k (after US tax breaks), with a usable range, and it would charge pretty quickly on our 110v mains. And all of that would have happened in 2017. It could have been a game changer.
It would have been the perfect commuter for me.
But they kept chasing tech, delaying the release, and increasing the final cost. And maybe chasing funding to help fuel their CEO's...habits.