Best we can do is a four ton truck.
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eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I would mind less if the American auto industry was producing affordable lightweight EVs…
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 month ago
credo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
To that end, this means we would need to lower standards, use some forced labor, and increase taxes to increase subsidies in order to compete.
Republicans would shoot down the subsidies.
Eldritch@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No it literally wouldn’t. It’s absolutely possible to produce smaller lightweight vehicles with the exact same standards. But unfortunately we’ve all been pushed towards larger vehicles. Simply because they make more money on them.
ozymandias117@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The push towards large vehicles was due to the fact that they used a truck chassis, and were exempt from safety and emissions requirements of a “car”
andrewth09@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Unfortunately producing a smaller affordable car for the average person would fall under “lower standards” 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Amoxtli@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
It doesn’t matter what size car Americans build, they simply can’t compete. Larger vehicles are a cultural preference and fits the American environment.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
If this was true, the Chinese EVs could be allowed in and no one would buy them. I personally want a smaller car that can comfortably seat 5 and has additional safety and comfort features (backup cameras, lane assist, heat pump climate control, etc.). This could easily be done with a sedan, hatchback, or station wagon. The only cars that have these features that I know of are SUVs.
prole@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Nah
Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 month ago
I think they’re a preference of the motor industry who want you to buy more expensive cars.
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 month ago
Just producing EV versions of Honda Fit or Ford Fiesta like what the Chinese EV makers do is enough. Instead, they keep producing EVs with luxury features (and high price tags) then surprised people won’t buy them without subsidy.
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 month ago
You’re describing the Bolt and it sells terribly here. The Model 3 outsells it 20:1 in any given month.
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 month ago
The Bolt isn’t cheap though (almost 2x of Honda Fit price), and wasn’t produced in sufficient quantity. The Chinese EV companies are somehow able to produce entry level EV models with minimal features at a price cheaper than Honda Fit and they’re selling like hot cakes both domestically and in neighboring Asian countries.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We already use slave labor in the guise of prisoners. How low do we need to go?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
…that go straight into the landfill?
eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
No, I’d prefer they get used. What an odd question.
jaemo@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
It’s not really an odd question from that particular user, if you consider the context that they have an agenda; FUD and misinformation about EVs.
Arbiter@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Or cars with any level of quality.
teamevil@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Hey man the Toyota I drive was made in the USA, it’s great.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And yet we aren’t bending over backwards to protect Toyota.