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Ford CEO tells employees Chinese automakers could enter U.S. market in next decade (www.reuters.com)
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[–] 53 points 3 months ago (19 children)

Can't think of a single US automaker I'd buy from and I doubt that would change within 10 years.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 months ago

    I rent a lot of vehicles for work when traveling, I can't say I thought "I could see myself owning one of these" or even enjoyed driving Cadillacs, Jeeps, Chevy or Fords. The Jeeps were junk, the transmissions were way out of tune with the engine and the suspension felt like I was in a horse carriage. The Fords all had huge gas tanks, turned like boats, and the computer kept glitching. The Chevy had good performance but felt cheap. I couldn't figure out why anyone would think a Cadillac was a luxury vehicle, It was like driving a Kia but everything was loose.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (14 children)

    There is one, Slate. They are offering a small electric truck that lets you fully customize it. There is also no tracking built in at all, which no other manufacturer can say right now.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    Yeah, but it's owned by Bezos, so fuck no.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (9 children)

    It's not.
    Bezos is one of the many investors that provided funding for it at the start, but he has a minority stake in the company.

    At one point he had one board representative, but now even that isn't the case any more.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (8 children)

    Close enough. Fuck Bezos and everything he touches.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Odds are he's invested in most companies. I'm sure some portion of his wealth is in a manger fund that spreads it out across the market. If you want to avoid everything he touches, you basically have to leave the economy.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

    Yes. Leaving the economy is the point. This is the only way to stop feeding the beast at the individual level. Pay off any debts and don't participate as much as possible. No person needs to shop at Amazon or anywhere else controled by private equity and billionaires. Support you local farmers and businesses. Buy used when possible.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    Ok, sure. You can't exit the economy though, as much as one might want to.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    No, you're right. Let's just give in and not bother trying since they already won.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    You should try. Telling people to do things that are futile isn't how you get them to do things though. Actionable direction is. People can boycott some things. They aren't going to boycott everything. Telling them to just ensures they do nothing.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Truck seems the least efficient form for a electric vehicle, who's this car for, the kind of losers who'd want a truck purely for the aesthetics think electric vehicles are gay

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    I agree, trucks aren't the ideal form, for me or most drivers. However, they are the form that is probably the most versatile. A van, even a minivan, can carry just about as much cargo (with the advantage of being internal), but a truck can even extend beyond its bed. It's also the most sold vehicle type. If you're only going to make one vehicle, a truck is probably the ideal one. I hope they make others, but they're likely trying to keep costs down until they have some product out.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    Slate and Mutaniy Motors are the only ones to give me a lil hope.

    Otherwise it's Edison Motors from Canada

    Everyone else is stuck in the past or China looking to revolutionize the market with checks notes slavery and public investment.

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