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26th September 2024, 14:39 #141
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There it goes again.
Here in Norway the type of people that switched to EVs in large numbers as one of the first groups were BMW5/Audi A6 drivers that switched to Model S cause it accelerated much faster (for the same amount of money), and was more "cool and new" tech. Later same type of people switched to Porsche Taycan. Next type was BMW3 drivers that switched to Model 3 Performance, Polestar 2 performance or lately BMW i4/ Ioniq 5 N/ EV6 GT.
Similarly, before that you would get people switching from Volvo diesel to T8 plug-in hybrid partly because of much more power.
Neither of these are "green people at bike shows."
But off course there would be much fewer switching if the EV or hybrid was much more expensive. Which is why manus wanted to promote Hybrids/EVs to people that actually are likely to spend more money on a car. "Green people at bike shows" won't.
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26th September 2024, 15:03 #142
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26th September 2024, 18:28 #143
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26th September 2024, 18:48 #144
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The FIA technical director Xavier Mestelan Pinon has offered an update on plans to increase manufacturer interest in WRC 2027...
https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...2027/10658175/
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26th September 2024, 21:16 #145
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They're so over confident. I wonder what will they do if no one new will apply. Probably they will wait 6-7 years before they will start scratching their heads. Don't know why this rallying world always gets the news and all that comes along too late. And in comparision with F1 they're like. New regs will come out 2026 for 2035 cycle. Drivers signing new contracts 2 years before expiration for 10+ years, deals and venues get 20+ years and again few years before contracts ends. And here, well. We got something... Quite... They're talking... That's something no other series do better, I think. Bringing nothing and even that could be tweaked to worse (their thinking maybe)
Rovanpera aims to win this, it seems?
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