I have one, great car, great electric autonomy for a PHEV but the software is super "buggy". I often get troubles connecting to Apple Car play and I get constant messages that my lights don't work while they do. It takes ages as well to get in touch with Lynk&Co to get an appointment to get the car fixed as well. I'm not sure I'll keep it. I heard that the full EV 01 should arrive in Europe in early 2024.
While I’m opposed to a battery subscription model what Lynk has to offer feels more like a traditional auto lease. Bump up the miles per year to 10k-12k and I’d consider buying into this model.
I had the Xc40 2019 for us$600 per month via care by Volvo 2 year subscription with option to upgrade every 12 months. Prices increased $100 within 1 year, but California BANNED it, so no upgrade, sent the car back after 2 years, now with a lease, but honestly I'm waiting for California dealers to release this again.
@@cben86 some combination of consumer unfriendly dealerships in California, lobbying by the dealership groups, state laws protecting the same groups stating doing so is illegal. Even if it was not illegal, the insurance company that cbv uses found some states like California too risky to insure anyway.
It’s totally clear that a wide range of innovation is coming to the previously over the steel automobile industry. Innovations are occurring not just in car design but also with different acquisition scenarios, the $550 monthly rental being just one.
Then they have made it work elsewhere, because it’s not working in Sweden. The drivers of Lync & Co have been forced to wait up til 3 month for a change between winter and summer tites or the other way around. And it’s not one or two drivers it’s multiple. Also it isn’t the tire companies that are doing something wrong. This have been lifted numerous times in car magazines and newspapers in Sweden.
Are you absolutely sure it is not the same 3 cylinder engine and dual clutch gearbox as the PHEV XC40? Because it really sounds like it. If you accelerate as fast as possible in pure EV mode, do you get the drop in torque around 90km/h as it changes gear in EV only mode?
Interesting first impression. I see this car a lot everyday on the streets of Munich. Yesterday I saw one on the parking lot of my company next to my ID3. Funny to see you driving around where I am living. P.S: I always thought it is fully electric but now I know it is a PHEV.
This car looks great! Love that it has unique styling to distinguish over the XC40. Especially like the volume/tuning physical buttons on the infotainment. Would get that subscription in a heartbeat if it came to the US.
It’s a good thing you have your personal assistance with you 😂 I love my Tuscan hybrid SEL though I’d wish it was a plug in hybrid. 90% of the time I drive it in cruise control set at under the speed limit so every time I take my foot off the gas it’s throwing juice into the battery. The car is rated at 37mpg but I’ve had it as high as 43.5mpg using real numbers. Right now with the AC blaring I’m at 39.9. I totally recommend that if you can’t find an electric car to get a hybrid it’s so worth the savings in gas.
Pleas try to allow your passenger to finish talking before making comments or agreeing with them. You are always clipping thier comments with “oh yeah “ or so true. You may know what they are going to say but we don’t.
even though they probably won’t make money at $550 per month rental, if you look at it from the standpoint of advertising, it’s a great way to get people to know your cars without spending a lot of money. Unless you get passengers and drivers in the seats, the sales will never happen. The several hundred million or so it’s a major auto manufacturers spend is a very ineffective use of those dollars cents who really pays attention to car ads?
24:50 I didn’t know people drove like that… interesting. Typically, I want both my arms clear of any cabin elements should I need to perform defen/evasive actions and wider turns. For me, arm rests are just there to rest my non-driving arm on longer trips.
Honestly don’t understand what’s the difference between this and a renting or lease. For now these guys and Porsche USA are the ones that made subscriptions for cars work out
Uh, he explained it in the video: subscription includes insurance (leases don’t); loan it out and the miles don’t count on your subscription (doesn’t work that way on a lease); if you get in an accident you pay the deductible and can give the car back and get another…seems like a great model.
there's no way this business model works @ that price---------unless is subsidized to buy market share and chop the legs out of the competition. thanks for the review.
Kyle, your concerns about the seating position and the center console arm rest speak MASSIVE VOLUMES about the whole "no dealership" model with the new EV brands and such. Perhaps not such an issue if you're in a "try it and bail out of it" subscription model, but if you're spending over $50,000 for a vehicle you will have absolutely no ability to test drive before you buy it.... There is just NO WAY IN YOU KNOW WHERE that I will buy a car that I can't confirm that THE ACTUAL VEHICLE I'M BUYING WILL FIT MY DRIVING POSITION. Nothing -- absolutely nothing else, whatsoever -- is more important to me. Oh, with some amount of hassle, you might be able to find one to drive, but look at Tesla these days -- will you get one build in Fremont? Austin? Berlin? Shanghai? Tesla is making some significant changes between different factories, and even within the same factories. "$75,000 for a vehicle where you don't know what you're going to get?" I probably won't be able to do that, period. Yeah, the same kind of thing is now going for a lot of different vehicles these days, and there's some sense that you might have some kind of "return it within 7 days" in some situations, but when you're dealing with trade-ins and such, I'm no more comfortable with that than just getting whatever the heck they dump off the back of a truck. Crazy times, unless you just don't give a damn.
The car doesn’t look good. Actually it looks really ugly and bad. But the subscription is a really a good deal. But since it’s not a full ev it won’t be so successful as it could have been
Nice to see your video of the Lynk & Co 01 developed by Cevt in Gothenburg. I read that a lot of former Saab people went Cevt after Saab's bankruptcy.
We are not allowed in Europe to have tinted windows in the first half of the car. (Front window + passenger and driver window)
Stupid law
Not true. You can tint in most countries but not more than 30%
And most cars from factory have 30%
I have one, great car, great electric autonomy for a PHEV but the software is super "buggy". I often get troubles connecting to Apple Car play and I get constant messages that my lights don't work while they do. It takes ages as well to get in touch with Lynk&Co to get an appointment to get the car fixed as well. I'm not sure I'll keep it. I heard that the full EV 01 should arrive in Europe in early 2024.
Look at all the bicycles. Used to live downtown. Never used my car - didn't have a car for a while. ( by choice)
While I’m opposed to a battery subscription model what Lynk has to offer feels more like a traditional auto lease. Bump up the miles per year to 10k-12k and I’d consider buying into this model.
22:35 I'm now adding "& Co" whenever I introduce myself
😆 🤣
Loved that I could change a setting to use the engine to charge the battery on the move.
There’s a subscription BEV Rental in my Midwestern US town, but it’s $900+ a month unless you want a Leaf.
Kinda unreasonable.
Yeah might as well get a car loan or lease at that point.
I had the Xc40 2019 for us$600 per month via care by Volvo 2 year subscription with option to upgrade every 12 months. Prices increased $100 within 1 year, but California BANNED it, so no upgrade, sent the car back after 2 years, now with a lease, but honestly I'm waiting for California dealers to release this again.
Why did CA ban it?
@@cben86 some combination of consumer unfriendly dealerships in California, lobbying by the dealership groups, state laws protecting the same groups stating doing so is illegal.
Even if it was not illegal, the insurance company that cbv uses found some states like California too risky to insure anyway.
You will love the Zeeker 001, which is another Geely Brand.
What I learned is that I need one of those Ford Transit custom vans.
Their really good and if you get a meduim van the connect not a big van their cheaper then SUVs and mini vans.
It’s totally clear that a wide range of innovation is coming to the previously over the steel automobile industry. Innovations are occurring not just in car design but also with different acquisition scenarios, the $550 monthly rental being just one.
Never been before. I hope you have a great time.
Then they have made it work elsewhere, because it’s not working in Sweden. The drivers of Lync & Co have been forced to wait up til 3 month for a change between winter and summer tites or the other way around. And it’s not one or two drivers it’s multiple. Also it isn’t the tire companies that are doing something wrong. This have been lifted numerous times in car magazines and newspapers in Sweden.
Are you absolutely sure it is not the same 3 cylinder engine and dual clutch gearbox as the PHEV XC40? Because it really sounds like it. If you accelerate as fast as possible in pure EV mode, do you get the drop in torque around 90km/h as it changes gear in EV only mode?
Interesting first impression. I see this car a lot everyday on the streets of Munich. Yesterday I saw one on the parking lot of my company next to my ID3. Funny to see you driving around where I am living. P.S: I always thought it is fully electric but now I know it is a PHEV.
This car looks great! Love that it has unique styling to distinguish over the XC40. Especially like the volume/tuning physical buttons on the infotainment. Would get that subscription in a heartbeat if it came to the US.
It’s a good thing you have your personal assistance with you 😂 I love my Tuscan hybrid SEL though I’d wish it was a plug in hybrid. 90% of the time I drive it in cruise control set at under the speed limit so every time I take my foot off the gas it’s throwing juice into the battery. The car is rated at 37mpg but I’ve had it as high as 43.5mpg using real numbers. Right now with the AC blaring I’m at 39.9. I totally recommend that if you can’t find an electric car to get a hybrid it’s so worth the savings in gas.
It’s pretty impressive.
Check out what Hyundai is doing in the US with EVolve+
A company named Autonomy is rolling out a Tesla subscription model, currently only in California I think, but they have plans to go wider over time.
No hands up thumbnail? What? Say it isnt so!
Super curious about that EU spec VW Arteon wagon in the background. That'd be damn nice
strange concept, but why not if people are interested on it.
I wish you can find a Citroen AMI during your trip 🙂
Pleas try to allow your passenger to finish talking before making comments or agreeing with them. You are always clipping thier comments with “oh yeah “ or so true. You may know what they are going to say but we don’t.
Visit the Hofbrauhaus!
ITS THE SAME ENGINEER AS THE VOLVO
even though they probably won’t make money at $550 per month rental, if you look at it from the standpoint of advertising, it’s a great way to get people to know your cars without spending a lot of money. Unless you get passengers and drivers in the seats, the sales will never happen. The several hundred million or so it’s a major auto manufacturers spend is a very ineffective use of those dollars cents who really pays attention to car ads?
Electric versions of the Lynk & CO are called Zeeker.
24:50 I didn’t know people drove like that… interesting. Typically, I want both my arms clear of any cabin elements should I need to perform defen/evasive actions and wider turns. For me, arm rests are just there to rest my non-driving arm on longer trips.
Yeah absolutely man, well said.
You’re saying you don’t rest your arm when going down the interstate?
The black one would've been so much nicer without those blue accents
@x xznn_x Yeah car makers should stop with implementing blue accents to indicate that there's an electric powertrain imo. It's ugly.
Honestly don’t understand what’s the difference between this and a renting or lease. For now these guys and Porsche USA are the ones that made subscriptions for cars work out
Uh, he explained it in the video: subscription includes insurance (leases don’t); loan it out and the miles don’t count on your subscription (doesn’t work that way on a lease); if you get in an accident you pay the deductible and can give the car back and get another…seems like a great model.
No deposit or balloon payment.
there's no way this business model works @ that price---------unless is subsidized to buy market share and chop the legs out of the competition. thanks for the review.
Prices are just still to high for full EVs.
Seem the focus is on marketing not the product.
at this subscription rate, there is no way link co can make money. it is like a charity.
Does it have the same garbage infotainment system as volvo
Benefit of a strong dollar. Europe will be cheap
What that price in American?
Literally says the price is 1:1 in the video. 🤦♂️
Right NOW...$562.30
1 Euro is equal to $1.02 USD as per XE currency conversion.
PHEV and I stopped watching. BEV’s has made such a leap forward, we do not need those anymore
Yeah 300 miles on a single change is still not good enough for local driving in Florida.
BRING BACK FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY TO HONG KONG !!
Kyle, your concerns about the seating position and the center console arm rest speak MASSIVE VOLUMES about the whole "no dealership" model with the new EV brands and such. Perhaps not such an issue if you're in a "try it and bail out of it" subscription model, but if you're spending over $50,000 for a vehicle you will have absolutely no ability to test drive before you buy it.... There is just NO WAY IN YOU KNOW WHERE that I will buy a car that I can't confirm that THE ACTUAL VEHICLE I'M BUYING WILL FIT MY DRIVING POSITION. Nothing -- absolutely nothing else, whatsoever -- is more important to me. Oh, with some amount of hassle, you might be able to find one to drive, but look at Tesla these days -- will you get one build in Fremont? Austin? Berlin? Shanghai? Tesla is making some significant changes between different factories, and even within the same factories. "$75,000 for a vehicle where you don't know what you're going to get?" I probably won't be able to do that, period.
Yeah, the same kind of thing is now going for a lot of different vehicles these days, and there's some sense that you might have some kind of "return it within 7 days" in some situations, but when you're dealing with trade-ins and such, I'm no more comfortable with that than just getting whatever the heck they dump off the back of a truck. Crazy times, unless you just don't give a damn.
Not having dealerships doesn’t mean there aren’t showrooms to check out or test drive cars…
The car doesn’t look good. Actually it looks really ugly and bad. But the subscription is a really a good deal. But since it’s not a full ev it won’t be so successful as it could have been
You have a tesla as your picture. That's a pretty big glass house you're chucking stones out of. Good lord.
@@onetwothreefour-s1n I got several because they are one of the best evs. Hybrid cars and that look ugly is probably something that you like.
@@badmonkey2917 stellar wit. ✨️ how's the mansion and the supermodel wife doing?
There are around 6000 of ‘em in the Netherlands. It was the best selling (in this case lease/subscription) car of the year.
Glasses 🕶️ can help you for sure to kill that Americans supermacy jealousy. When you have a president with dementia 🤣🤣🤣