Comment on Volkswagen to shut three factories, axe jobs and cut pay by 10%, says union
reversedposterior@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoI dunno if you follow car stuff much. Chip shortage during COVID affected how many cars could be made. Manufacturers saved them for high margin high value cars. Already there is a smaller market for them. Plus, charging infrastructure in some countries is behind to the point where a lot of people are sticking to petrol. That’s the wider picture. On top of that VW made a really good EV platform and then screwed it up with a cheap interior, glitchy software, and frustrating laggy haptic buttons everywhere on cars that weren’t exactly cheap. Why bother with that when you can get a Kia Niro (as an example) with more features, a massive warranty, more range, better interior for the same or less money?
ladicius@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
As a regular driver of a range of different EV through carsharing: Yes, VW are infuriatingly bad at controls, buttons and the likes.
It may sound petty but it’s really impacting driving negatively.
errer@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A car is a box on wheels that I only interact with through its controls. It ain’t petty to demand that those controls respond quickly and reliably.