Volkswagen is cancelling a no-layoffs pledge and won't rule out closing plants in Germany
Germany's Volkswagen says auto industry headwinds mean it can't rule out plant closings in its home country - and is dropping a longstanding job protection pledge in force since 1994 that would have barred layoffs through 2029. “The European automotive in...
Anyone buying a Chinese lithium fire bomb on wheels needs their head examined.
These cars could be weaponised to burst into flames at the whim of the CCP, causing chaos and destruction.
A single one of these decimated a multi level car park in my city, it was all hushed up, because electric cars are good for the environment.
Or just randomly bursts into flames sitting in a garage without any intervention.
They are that poorly made.
You're closer than you think you might be.
After I was in an accident in my Toyota RAV4 hybrid a year ago, a voice started talking to me.
A call centre had been alerted to the crash automatically, a lady was asking me in an English accent if I wanted emergency services. She had my precise location.
I was not made aware of that “feature” when I bought the car. They can shut down, start, control steering remotely on ALL modern cars.
Is it a stretch to believe they can cause an overload in the battery that makes it go on fire? We all know how volatile lithium is.
If you have a car with manual transmission, that negates 90% the shit they can pull.