If you are overlanding, can't you just use solar blankets? Especially if you do not plan to return for a week or two?VW is heavily committed to electrification, so no surprise that a future vehicle like that would be electric. So is the new, re-launched VW bus, after all. VWs are generally very well-built cars, so this might be nice as a mall crawler, or even for day-trip off-roading where a 300-400 mile range is good enough. The torque will be fantastic. Just no good for multi-day trips to places with no charging infrastructure.
As a long time aviation technician, I’ve been using air tools for more decades than I care to think about. All my tools were pneumatic. Battery tools couldn’t keep up and were considered unsafe because an electrical spark might set off fuel fumes.You know, there was a time when the only option for something like a good impact wrench was air tools. In fact, installing compressors and small air tanks on Jeeps or carrying CO2 bottles became a thing because of it. And then, one day, batteries started to become really good and small and light and all of a sudden, cordless tools became the new thing. Why? BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY BETTER and consumers wanted BETTER - NOT because of government bullshit being forced down our throats.
It's a shame there's nothing convenient or actually better in terms of performance, about electric cars today.While batteries have their own ecological issues, technology has come a long way and there’s no denying the convenience.
VW is heavily committed to electrification, so no surprise that a future vehicle like that would be electric. So is the new, re-launched VW bus, after all. VWs are generally very well-built cars, so this might be nice as a mall crawler, or even for day-trip off-roading where a 300-400 mile range is good enough. The torque will be fantastic. Just no good for multi-day trips to places with no charging infrastructure.
You know, there was a time when the only option for something like a good impact wrench was air tools. In fact, installing compressors and small air tanks on Jeeps or carrying CO2 bottles became a thing because of it. And then, one day, batteries started to become really good and small and light and powerful and could charge up fast and all of a sudden, cordless tools became the new thing. Why? BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY BETTER and consumers wanted BETTER - NOT because of government bullshit being forced down our throats.
Die? They are the 2nd largest automaker in the world. In the US they don’t get a lot of traction, but they are a behemoth globally. They just IPOed Porsche. They can barely keep up with global demand for VWs and all their other brands.Let VW die already. What does the brand even have anymore? It's not its emissions track record. It's definitely not its rich storied history. The Bettle was the pinnacle of their vehicle designs... Twice!
Seems to me like they are beating a dead horse at this point.
fagDie? They are the 2nd largest automaker in the world. In the US they don’t get a lot of traction, but they are a behemoth globally. They just IPOed Porsche. They can barely keep up with global demand for VWs and all their other brands.
Fun fact: one of their largest part SKUs isn’t even a part. It’s currywurst! They feed so much currywurst to the factory workers in Germany, that they operate their own sausage factory right onsite in Wolfsburg. Have done since the 70’s. VW Currywurst isn’t allowed in the US because of stupid FDA red tape, but in Europe you can buy it in supermarkets. When you buy a VW, many dealers give you a package of currywurst at delivery!
I dunno, you guys can get emotional about the politics of electric cars if you want, but any car brand that makes sausage and gives it an SKU in the parts catalogue is just fine with me. Because mmmmm, sausageeeeee…..
Well, you changed my mind. They sell the most cars outside the country I live in and you get free sausages with purchase.Die? They are the 2nd largest automaker in the world. In the US they don’t get a lot of traction, but they are a behemoth globally. They just IPOed Porsche. They can barely keep up with global demand for VWs and all their other brands.
Fun fact: one of their largest part SKUs isn’t even a part. It’s currywurst! They feed so much currywurst to the factory workers in Germany, that they operate their own sausage factory right onsite in Wolfsburg. Have done since the 70’s. VW Currywurst isn’t allowed in the US because of stupid FDA red tape, but in Europe you can buy it in supermarkets. When you buy a VW, many dealers give you a package of currywurst at delivery!
I dunno, you guys can get emotional about the politics of electric cars if you want, but any car brand that makes sausage and gives it an SKU in the parts catalogue is just fine with me. Because mmmmm, sausageeeeee…..
That’s unnecessary.
You kinda set yourself up for that one.That’s unnecessary.