starting frok the earliest lore, sydney and kat were childhood beat friends, both being born and raised in britian. syd moved to the us at the age of 10, so he left her. some stuff happened with his father blah blah, he got fostered by wilson for a year until he went to hopkins. during his stay at hopkins, wilson got with eddie. wilson became close with house, and house introduced everyone to lena, his "partner" (they're on and off). once syd gets hired as cardio head, kat moves to the us, reuniting them. along the way, they manage ti meet flux, danny and val, who are all friends because they work on cases together (flux and danny both being ob/gyn's and val was a friend of houses, as she helped with cases). so, they're all friends i guess, some closer than others blah blah. ev then comes along, already knowing the ob/gyn team as endo and them work together often because of female anatomy stuff.. uh so yeah.
THATS WHAT IVE COME UO WITH!! if anyone else has anything they want to be added/changed please feel free to tell me 😭
P.S. A comparison of the prices of electric cars of the same model in the Chinese and German car markets actually shows that in Europe the prices of electric cars have actually been artificially inflated too high by legacy automakers in order to save their investments in the ICE car business. After all, the production of electric cars is not that much more expensive than the outdated companies and the media bought by them are trying to tell....
After a 16% price cut, the monthly sales of the Volkswagen ID.3 in China broke the historical record for the model.
The impact of this price adjustment was evident in the sales figures for July, as the Volkswagen ID.3 achieved sales of 7,378 units in China, in stark contrast to the 1,819 units sold in June. This impressive 305% surge in sales from June to July. Notably, this July figure marks a significant achievement, as the monthly sales volume for this model had never exceeded 5,000 units in the Chinese market during 2021.
Configuration of Volkswagen ID.3
The Chinese iteration of the ID.3 is a product of SAIC Volkswagen, a joint venture between SAIC and Volkswagen. It is offered in two versions: a base configuration priced at 119,900 yuan (16,600 USD) and a higher-end variant with a price tag of 149,900 yuan (20,800 USD). In terms of dimensions, the Chinese version closely mirrors its European counterpart, boasting 4261 mm in length, 1778 mm in width, 1568 mm in height, and a wheelbase of 2765 mm(..)
P.S. Wow! Impressively competitive price! Who wouldn't buy this VW electric car in Europe if the normal version with 57.3 kWh battery costs $20,800, but unfortunately that's not the case here. In Latvia, the price of VW ID.3 Pro with 58/62 kWh battery starts from 35,400 EUR and more expensive, even with state support. It is expensive vehicle for those who usually bought a compact hatchback.
This raises quite a few questions about the extent to which legacy OEMs are lying to consumers about the real costs of production and the difficulties involved in producing EVs. If you count the prices of battery materials, taxes and transport costs, it turns out that properly organized production of electric cars is actually not as expensive as the car companies try to tell us. The actual price of the VW ID.3 should be much closer to the current MG4 prices in Europe...
Yes, yes, the politically correct people will immediately start yelling that Volkswägens is such an "ethical" company and it is not good to insult them prematurely for inflated prices, but the doubt still remains: why the hell are electric cars produced by VW so cheap in China and so outrageously expensive in Europe??? Where does "free trade" remain? Maybe "free trade" is not so free at all and the big companies are just fooling the Europeans!?
After all, VW provided us with "dieselgate" scandal! Now, why would you blindly believe their stories that the VW ID.3 is as damn expensive in Europe as they say, when in China it's a pretty cheap electric car???? After all, VW ID.3 is produced in China in cooperation with SAIC.
I wouldn't be very surprised if MG4 deliveries increase in Europe that VW will suddenly be able to offer MEB platform electric cars at much more reasonable prices...
Opel Mokka crossover at Daugmale Hillfort, Latvia, November 20, 2021. Photo by D.P.
The class of compact crossovers is very popular in Europe, and because successor of this car has also an electric version, it is a very good example for comparison of the prices and running costs of its petrol, diesel and electric versions...
Judging by the prices of electric cars, it looks like Chinese electric car manufacturers will be the first to enter and conquer this popular segment of the affordable car market in Europe...
Tesla has invested a lot in its Giga Presses and continues to do so. But do those massive machines give it an edge over the competition, and how much edge? Tesla as company is used to doing big things, which makes it not surprising that Giga Presses would be found in its factories. These are huge by all standards, most likely dwarfing your apartment. A Giga Press is a die casting machine, among the most powerful ever built with capacity of 61 kilo newton clamping forces. They weigh more than 400 tonnes and require more than 20 flatbed trucks to transport only one. They measure 20 meters by 7.5 meters by 6 meters. They are made by the Italian manufacturing group known as IDRA and the company has enjoyed Tesla’s patronage more than a few times, with what we heard to be current multiple orders yet to be fulfilled. Interestingly, even though the name Giga Press goes with Tesla’s Gigafactory, the name was actually coined by IDRA.(..)
P.S. Maybe, an affordable mass production electric car (Tesla Model 2) is visible on horizon in Europe at last...
