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The company that owns Volvo is selling a 665 kilometers (413 miles) range EV sedan in China for less than $25,000 (insideevs.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I wonder how close to US/EU regulations this car is? Would it pass safety?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

A lot of very cheap Chinese cars do not comply with a lot of the safety regulations or crash test requirements.

Also they often have fun things like asbestos firewalls and exhaust fillers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I’d have to assume Volvo didn’t specifically make their shittiest vehicle ever to send to China?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

This car is no more a Volvo than a fiat is a Ferrari. Just because the company also owns the Volvo brand doesn't make a car under a completely different brand a Volvo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Why would you assume this. Let's say the average income is half what it is in America, and the safety regulations are more lax. Do they make a car they can sell in America that (almost) no one in China can afford, or do they make a car they can't sell in America, but a lot of people can afford?

While the price of this car is pretty cheap in dollar terms, it's pretty expensive if you compare it to their PPP, so the whole argument becomes somewhat moot. That said, there were a number of interesting and very economical cars made or sold in India in the last 10 years that would never pass regulations in Europe or America, for the exact reasons I listed above.