▲ 183 ▼ Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 146 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children) Couldn't be that most Americans can't afford new cars. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 3abas@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Because they keep buying shit they don't need and hording it in the garage, while their car sits outside in the driveway exposed to the elements. Hyperinflation and incoming recession aside, Americans have been using their garages for junk storage for many decades. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] icystar@lemmy.cif.su 2 points 1 year ago Don't get me wrong, most of them spend money like morons while complaining they need more. However, electric vehicles are still just too expensive of an investment to justify to the average American. This could probably be fixed if the leeches maximizing profit off of them made less profit, but why would they do that unless they're forced to? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Because they keep buying shit they don't need and hording it in the garage, while their car sits outside in the driveway exposed to the elements. Hyperinflation and incoming recession aside, Americans have been using their garages for junk storage for many decades. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] icystar@lemmy.cif.su 2 points 1 year ago Don't get me wrong, most of them spend money like morons while complaining they need more. However, electric vehicles are still just too expensive of an investment to justify to the average American. This could probably be fixed if the leeches maximizing profit off of them made less profit, but why would they do that unless they're forced to? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] icystar@lemmy.cif.su 2 points 1 year ago Don't get me wrong, most of them spend money like morons while complaining they need more. However, electric vehicles are still just too expensive of an investment to justify to the average American. This could probably be fixed if the leeches maximizing profit off of them made less profit, but why would they do that unless they're forced to? permalink fedilink source parent