Further north is an impossible quest if you are a pedestrian

That tells you a bit about how fantastically well the "Invisible Hand" is working, isn't it?

CAFE regulations are based on vehclicle footprint as of 2012. That's why all the small trucks suddenly disappeared from the market that year. They had stricter fuel-economy standards than a sedan. The giant vehicles we're gettimg today is the result of regulations that make it easier to just keep making vehicles bigger than to make them more efficient.

People will pay good money for a 15yo Ranger because you can't get an equivalent vehicle new. The marketing to make oversized cars trendy is to prevent competition for the new vehicles coming from the used market.

I respect your optimism. Just because the Smart sold out doesn’t mean it sold a lot, though. It’s amazing in areas where parking is scarce. But outside of that, people love driving their tanks. Unfortunately, many of them buy tanks because they feel like you need a tank to be safe at this point, because of all the other tanks, and there is some evidence they are correct. I live in an area full of Escalades and jacked up Man Trucks.

No one in the US makes those budget entry level cars anymore. No Honda Civic or Fit. No Nissan Versa. Certainly no Ford Escort or Fiesta. It’s just not a category any of the companies care about serving anymore. It used to be that companies would lose money on their entry level car to win your brand loyalty. Mose money on a Corolla so that someday you get even more back on a Lexus. But apparently ain’t nobody got time for that anymore.

As far as I know they stopped making the Fiesta a while ago, the Focus is still being offered in Europe. I think they might still sell the Ka in Brazil as a small car but obviously nowhere else.

Yeah, the Capri is back in name only. Updated for the current market by being an electric SUV...

Edit: just looked it up and not only does Ford not sell the Ka in Brazil anymore, they don't sell the Focus at all anymore. What a shame.

The US is a big place with many responsible, caring people in it, so it can’t be characterized all in one stroke. But when this goes wrong, it goes really wrong.

Many are actually allergic to the idea that they are even supposed to care about others. “I’m not my brother’s keeper” is a prominent attitude here.

They see this as an impingement upon their freedom. Like having a deadbeat relative you’re stuck taking care of for the rest of your life. That kind of burden.

They have some notion of family and community but it’s very local, and I mean just the people in their lives. Anything beyond that turns into 1984 for them. Not agreeing with them, mind you, just describing.

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You will drive your 15 liter

Aaaaand you lost them

6 fingers of slop.

The Cybertruck isn't cyberpunk, it's tacky and not at all punk.

Does it need it? No. Do I want it? Yes.

Guy guess here; with efficient electric motors, huge numbers come basically free. Larger number sounds better so might as well go for it.

Those people are in the background though. If you go off the wheel size for scale and estimate it to be around 20", the car is only 2x the height of the wheels, so not that big. Something small like that would be amazing with 800HP.

I’m not sure how the “multiple countries” has anything to do with the regulatory and economic entity that is the EU that also makes carve-outs to protect local manufacturers. The cars available are not just European makers that suddenly became available to everyone because of the EU, there are tons of cars from Korea, China, and the US as well that somone living in Europe has the option to buy.

backsides? There is no perfect system.

I'm a Chevy Bolt EUV driver. This 100%. I'm in the market for a mini van and want something electric. Nothing except the VW Buzz exists.

Fat people want fat cars.

The Buzz is going to be replaced with a cheaper model, it is 50% overpriced.

Tell me you're not French without telling me you're not French.

Weak.

Or Playmobil

I wholeheartedly agree that EVs should not be built as tanks. I just think that it's a bit lazy to rehash 50s or 80s design in order to make a car interesting. I know, in those times they were not designed in a wind tunnel, but c'mon.

I have friends who drive an EV built by Dacia. It looks ugly, as all Dacias do, but at least it looks like a car from the 2020s. Or at least the 2010s...

BTW, I am not dissing ugly cars. I drive a Korean car, so I do not care much for looks anyway. :-P

Look at any top trim vehicle interior from ~2015-2019 and just give me more of that. Buttons, knobs, an angular dashboard. No critical functions on touchscreens!

Just leave my Eevees alone.

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Ye's, grocer's everywhere appreciate 'saving the apo'strophe's for their u'se. :)

Google is telling me that Lemmy was founded in the UK. And it's a decentralized federated service. How is it an American website?