• guacupado@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    If they can’t sell it, then they’ll lower prices and people will be able to buy them.

    I doubt the profits are so hard to come up with considering the wild CEO pay and record profits everyone’s bragging about.

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    20 days ago

    Well today is a sellers market! A war in the gulf, Operation Epstein Fury, is just what the public needs to make EVs more affordable and attractive.

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    2 years ago

    Maybe roll out some models people can afford? It’s all SUVs that start around $45k, but they built only a few of those base models. The ones actually available are premium trims that go for $65k and might peak around $100k. They were able to sell out for 6 months, and then that market was saturated. Now they stand around asking why nobody buys their cars.

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      2 years ago

      Also maybe don’t make me buy a car through a dealership. Why can’t I just order and car and it gets delivered to my house instead of making me pick it up from a dealer that gets to charge whatever they want for being a middle man on top of the cars already being too expensive.

      Side note and probably hot take but I think if manufacturers were serious they would be rushing to phase out most of their combustion vehicles. If people want a new car it’s going to be electric and if they don’t want EV then they can find a nice used car and pay a premium for gas.

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      2 years ago

      Oh man I would love an affordable Honda e in North America. I’ve seen them in Europe. What a nice little car.

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      2 years ago

      Huh? There are a ton of small EVs that are much cheaper than that. The Nissan Leaf, for example.

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        2 years ago

        I’m holding out for a proper hot hatch. Something like a VW Golf or Mazda3. Leaf is a bit too small.

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          2 years ago

          I was hoping Volvo would make something like this, but I don’t know what they are doing now and realized they costs way too much …

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            2 years ago

            Volvo acquired Polestar and they have some good EVs, but nothing small or cheap yet. Small, cheap and funky - that’s what Fiat is doing right now.

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    2 years ago

    I would have bought a plug in electric, but my apartment didn’t like the idea of me throwing extension cords out my second story window.

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      2 years ago

      No one expects they should be able to install a gas station in their backyard to buy an ICE vehicle. The issue is infrastructure.