1/ Chinese-made cars are choking and dying on fraudulently diluted Russian gasoline, which an increasing number of gas stations are selling as the country's fuel shortage worsens. ā¬ļø
2/ Dozens of Chinese-made Geely cars are reported to have broken down after filling up, with some owners losing control while driving, due to contaminated gasoline killing their engines. Geely Motors say that it's due to the deteriorating quality of Russian gasoline.
3/ According to Geely, the gasoline sold in Russia contains higher levels of oxidants than Chinese gasoline, which is causing the failures.
4/ The Union of Automotive Services of Russia blames gas station owners for fraudulently diluting their gasoline with other substances, to make the reduced quantities they are receiving go further.
5/ According to Yuri Valko of the UAS, "Russian gasoline producers have begun cutting corners on quality due to the inability to raise prices. There's a connection between these rumours and what's actually happening."
6/ "Many have begun increasing octane levels with additives due to the economic situation, amid shortages in certain regions. But there's no reliable evidence to support this.
7/ "This happened before at some gas stations in the late 2000s and early 2010s. You could fill up and immediately head to a service station [for repairs]. Now, unfortunately, we could be back to that same situation."
8/ Geely says that it is updating the software in its cars to allow them to run on lower-quality fuel. Valko says that this will only be of limited benefit: "If you downgrade a car's software to allow it to burn lower-quality gasoline, such as AI-92, then that might help."
9/ "Otherwise, reprogramming the car is unlikely to be helpful. But the only thing that will truly change the situation is stricter gasoline quality control by the responsible authorities." /end Sources: š¹ https://nsn.fm/society/rossiis... š¹ https://t.me/bazabazon/41588
@ChrisO_wiki How long before China and India find that the oil they're buying from Russia is not quite what it should be...?
@ChrisO_wiki Fermented potato soup is not a recommended fuel additive.
@ChrisO_wiki Wonder what makes Geely more susceptible than other cars?
@ChrisO_wiki You love to see it
@ChrisO_wiki Predicted this.
@ChrisO_wiki love it.
@ChrisO_wiki Lol. Need more like this hehe
@ChrisO_wiki Slava Ukraini šš USA
@ChrisO_wiki Knowing russia running out of gas soon, china should push EV to russia
@ChrisO_wiki This was bound to happen
@ChrisO_wiki You really need to improve your propaganda cunt