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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

Whoever sells the EV version of a Toyota Corolla or Camry in the US will get filthy fucking rich.

Right now, I'm guessing it will be Volvo: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/how-volvo-landed-cheap-chinese-ev-us-shores-trade-war-2024-04-24/

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

VW simply said "no thanks we don't want to print money" by refusing to sell the ID3 in the US or Canada.

[–] Zidane 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The ID.3 is almost exclusively operated using touch-sensitive buttons and surfaces or the intelligent Natural Voice control.

Gross touch buttons!

[–] reddig33 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

VW has already announced they’re getting away from touch controls. They weren’t very popular with customers.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a41754493/volkswagen-car-controls-changed/

VW is also working on an ID.2 (smaller and cheaper) but again won’t sell it in the US.

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/355735/new-2025-volkswagen-id2-powertrain-interior-and-design-game-changing-ev

[–] Zidane 4 points 7 months ago

~~Yay VW!~~ Dammit VW!

[–] PP_BOY_ 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Volvo Chads stay winning. I've owned 30+ years of Volvo cars and hope to make it 50+ with a EX30 sometime within the next few years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Volvo, please, in our darkest hour, save us with an affordable EV station wagon

[–] buzz86us 2 points 7 months ago

*Geely Geometry C

[–] FreeLikeGNU 2 points 7 months ago

The EX30 is currently manufactured at parent company Geely's facility in Zhangjiakou, China

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a45723828/2025-volvo-ex30-drive/

[–] buzz86us 1 points 7 months ago

The clowns at Toyota already make an EV Corolla called the BZ3