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No More IDs, VW’s EVs Will Get Real Names (www.carscoops.com)

submitted 2 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm ok with numbers that make sense, but the ID numbers were a bit of a mess. 3, 4, 6 make sense, but 5 is a 4 with less boot, 7 is a sedan, and Buzz is, notably, not a number. I guess that's not surprising from the company with Tiguan Tourag T-Roc Taos.

[–] signaleleven@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Buzz is a number divisible by 5 if you're a programmer in an interview :)

But I agree, the numbers have to make sense. The problem is that there is not just one dimension (size would be the obvious one, but there can be SUV big (boo) and minibus big)

The engineering solution would be to simply make the number multidimensional when needed:

5 = sedan
6 = crossover
7s = bigger than crossover, but for SUV losers
7v = bigger than crossover, but towards being a van/minibus

Not as clean but better than VW Thingamajig Sport Edition. I don't know a lot about car classifications, I would hope those names are kind-of maybe standardized