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Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.


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[–] Etnaphele@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nice! But those three-pointed stars everywhere give me nausea. Can’t they just make something nice without splattering their logo everywhere? It makes it look so cheap (look at the front: 1 huge logo, 1 small above it and 2 in the headlights… I know German car design has left any dignity some years ago but this is pathetic).

Sorry for the futile rant :D

[–] noodles@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Gosh, even the sunroof is studded in their logo.

Also, aren't shooting breaks by definition 2-doors? This is just a wagon.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Shooting break just defines what the rear section looks like, the number of doors doesn't matter.

[–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A shooting break historically has always been a longroof coupe not a wagon without headroom in the rear.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

4 door coupés have been a thing for quite some time though.

[–] Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk 2 points 1 week ago

They sure have, but the difference between shooting breaks and “shooting breaks” is that a real one has a somewhat horizontal roofline with a somewhat vertical rearend. That is not the same as a wagon with a sloping roofline like most modern “shooting breaks”

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Are we finally bringing wagons back?!?

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

To be fair, Mercedes has always had wagons in their lineup since the early 70s.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can the door be opened if the battery dies?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

I don't know why the downvotes, that's a very important question for any car that has retractable door handles. People have died in car crashes and fires because of that.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The CLA would not compete with the i3. The i3 would compare to an electric C class. The regular CLA competes with the 2 Gran Coupe.

[–] Etnaphele@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

That’s true, but electric drivetrains could mix up things a bit. It appears the single motor CLA has rear wheel drive, something that in combustion cars draw a pretty clear line between lower and upper middle middle class. But dimensions, wheel sizes, suspensions and so forth will probably still make all the difference.