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[–] 63 points 8 months ago

This is also because Trump undid all of Biden's investments in US battery manufacturing.

It's fine...unless oil prices spike....

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  • [–] 26 points 8 months ago* (10 children)

    Why do companies specifically make EV cars look weird? I guess I can see the marketing reason. It's just silly though.

    Maybe one day we will see function put over form.

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    To make it distinct.

    The new Ford F150 Lightning actually looks like the standard gasoline truck it's based on.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    And as it turns out, it wasn't enough to keep it alive.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Their EV marketing sucks ass, probably intentionally. I own an EV and I loved the Ford Lightning back when it first came out. I had no idea the new Lightning was an EV until I happened to see one in person and even that was luck that I happened to notice it.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    Watch Will Prowse's videos on the Lightning he owned. He was not a fan, and I think he ended up getting a replacement that was just as bad, and he finally unloaded it. And Prowse is a rabid EV-solar guy, but he doesn't put up with shit. Can't say I'd be in a hurry to buy one and I really want an EV pickup.

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  • [–] 47 points 8 months ago

    There's no reason to build in America if their executives that visit America to train Americans will be thrown in jail as illegal immigrants like what happened to Koreans.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    Under Trump it's federal policy to suppress sales of EVs and renewables. No surprise that market is in decline in the US. Elsewhere, EVs are selling well. They are cheaper to operate than gas cars, not least of which because normalized unit of energy per mile, EVs are vastly more efficient than combustion vehicles.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    Can't they move it to Canada instead?

    Maybe Canada can export them to Mexico

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    How does this affect the other American Honda manufacturing locations in Canada or Mexico? There are many Hondas produced in the factories there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_of_Canada_Manufacturing and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_de_M%C3%A9xico

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    Thanks Trump /S

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    Dear All international industries. Please follow suit. The Trump administration will otherwise fuck you

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    [+] -8 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Americans mostly can't afford these cars, and aren't willing to go into debt for longer than the car will last. I think the manufacturers are starting to realize this.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago

    Americans mostly can’t afford these cars

    Elon Musk convinced idiots an EV should cost $60-100,000. There are a dozen EVs for sale all over, Europe, excluding Chinese, under $25,000. THEY COST LESS TO MAKE THAN ICE.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    It's more the lack of understanding and education. Most folks don't realize their car gets on average 500 miles a tank. And new ev's coming out have comparable range. Give it 5 more years if price is the concern

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