• iluminae@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Make. An. Affordable. Car.

    Why does every new ev for the US have to be mega deluxe luxury SUV? No one in the US is buying your affordable EV because you only sell them in Europe!

    • potatopotato@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, a surprising number of people don’t want these hyper complex cars with thousands of microchips and millions of lines of code operating them. Give me an electric 2012 Honda fit/Toyota matrix equivalent that just fucking works and costs $20k or less new.

    • Bye@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      There’s no margins there. Just like in real estate, the best margins are at the high end. They won’t make affordable cars while they can make more money on expensive ones.

      • WallEx@feddit.de
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        11 months ago

        Other companies can, but the big ones can’t? Yeah, no. I don’t buy that for a second.

    • bobbytables@feddit.de
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      11 months ago

      I currently lease a 2 years old Renault Zoe (very compact car) for 200€ a month (0€ upfront). It was a special deal in Germany for a few months. I charge at home with solar panels and rarely drive more than the 300-350km range.

      It honestly feels like the holy grail of electro mobility.