Why This $4,000 Renault Is as Disruptive as the Tesla Model 3

>You couldn’t give a Model 3 away in Chennai or Bangalore.

If anyone would like to test that theory, please contact me. I will gladly unburden you of your Model 3.

Indian roads and traffic conditions aren't the greatest but vehicles survive. There are many people throwing money at premium vehicles.

The bigger issue is power. Both Chennai and Bangalore are plagued with energy issues.

Please replace URL with actual story URL? http://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12579/why-this-4000-renault...

It's a freaking coffin. Only reason it can cost $4000 is because safety regulations in india are non-existent.

Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14807222

Crash test:

https://youtu.be/a3Xiw-xP3HA?t=15

No airbags, no crumple zones. It's a suicide car.

For $4K you can buy a used Toyota that will likely outlast that garbage.

Peter Thiel very clearly talks a lot about the difference between distruption (making something new) and globalization (making something that works in western countries work in poorer countries). This article clearly doesn't get the huge difference between the two.

> Among India’s 1.3 billion, the most popular form of transportation is the moped. Traffic fatalities here are among the highest in the world, with more than 200,000 people killed in 2015.

Wow.

What's the safety like relative to other options in that price range for a place like India?

It's a Geo Metro

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Brilliant