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minus-squareLord Wiggle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down7·2 years agoFriend of mine bought an EV. Didn’t even last a month. He landed in a tree.
minus-squareAnamana@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 years agoWhat was the issue? Do you know?
minus-squareLord Wiggle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoLost consciousness for a bit. Unknown why.
minus-squareAnamana@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoNot really the fault of the EV then tho :D
minus-squareLord Wiggle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoNo, but it’s still a factor why they may not last forever XD never underestimate human error.
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoMy car wouldn’t have done that. Had I fallen unconscious it would either follow the road or stop But that’s also not because it’s electric.
minus-squareLord Wiggle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThere were no stripes on the road so the line assist didn’t work. He was unconscious for just a sec, he remembered seeing the slight turn, then to wake up while flying into the trees.
minus-squareafraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoLemmy: Capitalism caused this. In a socialist system cars would be tree proof.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoSad to see an i5 in that condition :(
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoI’m sure if we spend enough time working on it, we can figure out how this is all OPEC’s fault. /s (jeeze tho I hope your friend was okay!)
minus-squareLord Wiggle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoHe luckily only has 4 broken ribs.
Friend of mine bought an EV. Didn’t even last a month. He landed in a tree.
What was the issue? Do you know?
Lost consciousness for a bit. Unknown why.
Not really the fault of the EV then tho :D
No, but it’s still a factor why they may not last forever XD never underestimate human error.
My car wouldn’t have done that. Had I fallen unconscious it would either follow the road or stop
But that’s also not because it’s electric.
There were no stripes on the road so the line assist didn’t work. He was unconscious for just a sec, he remembered seeing the slight turn, then to wake up while flying into the trees.
Lemmy: Capitalism caused this.
In a socialist system cars would be tree proof.
Sad to see an i5 in that condition :(
I’m sure if we spend enough time working on it, we can figure out how this is all OPEC’s fault. /s (jeeze tho I hope your friend was okay!)
He luckily only has 4 broken ribs.