First VinFast Electric Cars Arrive In America With Dismal 179-Mile Range

[hell on wheels]

If they are affordable.
Get a to b
Safely.
Should drive down prices of other cars and trucks
That get a to b
Safely.
Market Competition is good.

 

[Jimmy N.]

If they are affordable.
Get a to b .

Fine. But what about if you want to get back to "a" again?

 

[Magnified]

If they are affordable.
Get a to b
Safely.
Should drive down prices of other cars and trucks
That get a to b
Safely.
Market Competition is good.

Agree, but doubt quality sufficiently high to make impact.

 

[hell on wheels]

Fine. But what about if you want to get back to "a" again?

Read the manual? I guess.
I don’t own one.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Read the manual? I guess.

I'd rather read something more interesting while waiting for the dumb thing to get charged up enough to make it back home.

 

[BULL]

First VinFast Electric Cars Arrive In America With Dismal 179-Mile Range

https://carbuzz.com/news/first-vinfast-electric-cars-arrive-in-america-with-dismal-179-mile-range

Nothing new here, but also remember that's 179miles minus 20-40% if the weather is cold (20f)

What if the temperature is -20f?!

And then when you're out of battery, then you can't even recharge until the battery gets warm again!

Stupid...

 

[Jimmy N.]

Nothing new here, but also remember that's 179miles minus 20-40% if the weather is cold (20f)

What if the temperature is -20f?!

And then when you're out of battery, then you can't even recharge until the battery gets warm again!

Stupid...

Oops. That means I'd have to bring a lot of reading material...or wait until spring to go get the car.
Then again, we haven't been below -15 yet this winter,

 

[BULL]

Oops. That means I'd have to bring a lot of reading material...or wait until spring to go get the car.
Then again, we haven't been below -15 yet this winter,

Yeah, but that range and recharging curve really drops off as it gets colder, if you can recharge at all...

Imagine thinking that you've got 100mile range and you start out on a cold day, but it gets a little colder than you thought...


Now you're 10-20miles short of getting home AND can't even call the guy with the diesel pickup withe the tow-behind diesel generator because your car refuses to charge.

Now instead you have to call the diesel powered flatbed towtruck to get your car home...

Oh! And you live in the city and don't even have a garage, maybe just a car port...

And the temperature isn't forecast to get above freezing for the next week, or more...

 

[hell on wheels]

Like a 10 gallon fuel cell
With no fuel gauge.
keep the trips short

 

[Jimmy N.]

Now instead you have to call the diesel powered flatbed towtruck to get your car home...

That could be easier said than done around here. Cell service is quite spotty within the first 70 miles or so...which is about as far as that fancy EV would go. If it warms up a bit.

 

[BULL]

That could be easier said than done around here. Cell service is quite spotty within the first 70 miles or so...which is about as far as that fancy EV would go. If it warms up a bit.

What do you have for internet type and speed at home?

 

[Bobo]

What do you have for internet type and speed at home?

Dial up

 

[Jimmy N.]

What do you have for internet type and speed at home?

Starlink, these days.

Not sure what the max speed is, but have seen 10GB and change on uploads. And it seems to deal with snow and such much better than the DirecTV does.

 

[DavidKFla]

Starlink, these days.

Not sure what the max speed is, but have seen 10GB and change on uploads. And it seems to deal with snow and such much better than the DirecTV does.

How much is starnet?

 

[Jimmy N.]

Not a clue. Things like that my girlfriend pays for.

 

[1971demon]

I'd rather read something more interesting while waiting for the dumb thing to get charged up enough to make it back home.

Is Hustler still in print

 

[Bobo]

Is Hustler still in print

Exactly since Playboy is worthless now! Might as well just read (look at) FHM