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   Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Monday, 10-Mar-2025 21:28:53 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

   I guess #Polestar cars are becoming the "better #Tesla" for the more wealthy people. I am still missing new impulses for the other, and IMHO, more important part of the market — cheap (€10k-€15k) and robust electric cars for the countryside, where public transport is not a real alternative.

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Monday, 10-Mar-2025 21:28:52 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     I am of course biased, being 55 years old, but I remember very well how we, when we were young, drove around in ugly, but cheap practical cars that offered almost no comfort but could be configured to offer loads of room for transporting stuff. Battered VW Polos, Renault Kangoo — these were our “trucks” when moving to a new flat/apartment or transporting PA systems, band equipment for the next party.

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     Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: (jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net)'s status on Monday, 10-Mar-2025 21:29:04 JST Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:

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     So I would really feel a positive kind of envy if my children could have a cheap electric car that can transport party equipment and power the whole party straight from its battery :)

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 01:13:21 JST clacke

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     @jwildeboer My dream car is a Saab 95 (year 1977, not the modern 9-5 from 2000-ish) with an EV drivetrain. 😊
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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Mar-2025 01:13:27 JST clacke

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     The Saab 96 looks a lot like a VW Beetle. The 95 is that, but station wagon.