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Alt text: Tweet: "I'm sorry it's called what?"

Then a hyperlink to an article that has the headline, "the 'eBussy' is a modular EV with just 20 HP but an astounding 737 ft-lb of torque | Cars"

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 92 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Before naming Your product always run it by a group of 15 year old boys, if they giggle, think again.

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

From what I remember of being 15, it doesn't exclusively have to be boys. When the phallus was inflating in our biology class video on human sex organs, the person yelling about it blowing up like a balloon certainly wasn't a boy.

[–] dylanmorgan@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

For these purposes, men can also be referred to as “boys” /s

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago

Was it the teacher?

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Marketing faux pas or marketing genius? How eBussy changed many young men's lives

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

find out how this small but mighty product has snuck into unexplored markets

[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 64 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

No time to explain, get in the eBussy

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago

All aboard! 📯 📯

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

We're gonna need someone with better photoshop skills than myself.

Get in, loser!

...

In other news, I would legit love to drive that car rofl.

if you insist

unzip

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 33 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Sadly this is not going to happen.

https://www.elektroauto-news.net/news/xbus-electricbrands-insolvent

At the beginning of February [2024], ElectricBrands filed for insolvency under self-administration at Darmstadt Local Court - as we reported. Accordingly, the company worked on achieving a complete restructuring of the company. This ultimately also affected the XBus modular e-transporter, the small XBus S variant and the Microlino market companion Evetta. However, as we are now reading and hearing from the industry, that's it for the light electric vehicles. Electric Brands did not respond to our inquiries.

(First paragraph translated with DeepL)

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

It's a shame that no car company would buy the remnants of this. They had some cool designs.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Humanity was a mistake

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Here's a recent article, in German, but can be translated to English. I don't care what it's called. It looks like a great multipurpose EV camper, hauler, whatever. 15,800-28,800 euros.

https://autonotizen.de/neuigkeiten/ebussy-elektroauto-nutzfahrzeug-camper-van-2021

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

you can call it "give the driver backshots" I don't care, that van looks amazing and I want one.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Alas, it appears the company has gone insolvent. If so can we get the 'blueprints'?

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

FOSS/H* camper vans, I'm in!

:(

that's why we can't have good things

[–] joostjakob@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

That's really very old. They renamed it XBUS. Which of course has zero sexual connotations.

[–] owl@infosec.pub 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just 20 HP? Is the golden armour out yet?

[–] ftbd@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If this is supposed to be an urban vehicle, that seems enough

[–] owl@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just now realized, what that means

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

sigh

Unzips

[–] Metostopholes@midwest.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

I want to ride it.

[–] Tiger_Man_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

20 health points? We live in matrix

[–] GreenCrunch@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Grab the door handle too hard and it's totaled. I'd say my car has maybe 250 health points. That's even counting the rust and the broken plastic clips!

It's survived being sideswiped - 150 damage, healed by using aftermarket panels and spray paint. Permanent -5 beauty debuff though.

It does have a curse (weakness to head gasket failure) though. But that hasn't killed it yet!

[–] sunoc@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago