• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 days ago

    People don’t like small cars. Can’t sell them. Nobody wants a small EV. Build pickup trucks.

    ETA: because apparently it’s not immediately obvious: /s

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      5 days ago

      Just because you don’t want one, it doesn’t mean nobody else does. The vast majority of people here drive smaller cars.

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        You don’t think that maybe they are being sarcastic as Tesla (and for a long time European manufacturers) didn’t make a compact affordable EV.

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          “For a long time”

          Still doesn’t. Model Y is pretty large.

          And yes, 100% sarcasm. GM killed the Bolt because it was selling like hotcakes and replaced it with the hummer. And eventually the Blazer which was something like 15k more.

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            GM is not a European manufacturer. The Volkswagen ID3 is about the same size as the Bolt and sells pretty well for example.

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      I hate driving a boat; the smaller the vehicle, the better. I’m going to hang on to my 350Z and Miata until someone (not Tesla) makes an EV Roadster for under $30K. SUVs, trucks, and crossovers can go kick sand. You’ll never see me driving one. I like being able to take a turn at a decent speed, and fit in a normal-sized parking space.

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      Nobody wants a small EV

      I love my small EV. Gets great mileage, easy to park, and helps me nimbly pick through traffic jams.

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        Yeah, if the Smart EV was more reasonable I’d have one. My Diesel Smart was brilliant. But it’s hard to justify the cost when it’s literally half a car and not really any cheaper to run. So I got a small EV, but they’re hard AF to find.

    • 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zone
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      ETA: because apparently it’s not immediately obvious: /s

      I can’t stand that you have to add a /s to an obviously sarcastic comment just because no one in currentyear can apply critical thinking skills.