PLEASANTON, Calif. (KGO) -- New details are emerging from the deadly car crash that killed a family of four in Pleasanton. A complaint to safety regulators raises concerns about the electric vehicle driven by the family -- by car maker VinFast.
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Let me get this straight. The owner of the car knew the EV had steering issues, then loaned it out?
I don't know about you, but if any of my vehicles have any sort of control issues like steering, brakes or acceleration, I park it until I can get it into the shop for repairs. I damned sure wouldn't be loaning it out.
"They ran into a large oak tree, then the car caught fire". I sure hope the mighty oak is OK
ReplyDeleteFunny there's no mention of what make of car it was.
ReplyDeletehttps://vinfastauto.us/
DeleteDoes the make matter? The manufacturer was VinFast. What a terrible way to die. May God comfort them in his arms...
Delete...car made by VinFast.
DeleteClue #1.
Doh, now I feel stupider than normal. Christ, i never even heard of that type of EV.
DeleteI've never seen an EV of any type. Does that make you feel better?
DeleteSaw a Tesla Pickup (?) on a car carrier last week.
DeleteVinFast Auto Ltd. is a Vietnam-based multinational automotive company founded by Vingroup, one of the largest private conglomerates in Vietnam that was founded by Pham Nhat Vuong. Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteYes, there is mention of the car maker: Vinfast. They are a Vietnamese company who have been trying to break into the EV market, and launched their first product a few months ago in the U.S. There are reviews of the car on Youtube; search "We drove the worst reviewed car in America". It's a nice-enough looking car, but other than that, well... (now) literally a disaster.
ReplyDeleteVINFast? From Vietnam?
ReplyDeleteYeah, seriously. Vietnam. Haven't you seen any of their ads on TV? Their spokesperson is Jane Fonda.
DeleteWho buys this crap, Vinfast, Really!
ReplyDeleteVirtue signal thier asses in to an early grave.
"The owner of the car knew the EV had steering issues, then loaned it out?" Come on, he was aware enough to buy a fire bomb from a maker nobody's heard of . . .
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Cali, I used to work right next to where that happened. Drove that road every day in my old s10, often gacked outta my gourd. That section of the road is straight- no curves in it, in a nice town.
ReplyDeleteMe and my coworker/friend both left that shithole state for utah.