That’s not true they make those increasingly larger trucks for men with penis insecurities.

It’s not just the US. There is exactly one new car by any car company anywhere that I would like to drive and that’s the ID3 Neo.

This is basically every company now. Profit over everything, including customer satisfaction.

It’s probably at least as important that the Chinese government decided on a forward looking policy, then applied it consistently over the time needed. That’s not “cheating”.

Also, I have yet to read any creditable comparison between their subsidies and our own. If you want me to feel outraged, you need a better case that they’re doing something different

California did pass those laws thirty years ago. Then Bush Jr rode up on his horse and got CA to neuter their law. That's why GM made the ev1 then murdered it.

It's unfortunate, but car enthusiasts and reviewers absolutely shit on manufacturers for sharing parts across models and brands. "Parts bin" is used as a pejorative. Even though it means cheaper and better spare parts availability.

"Why do auto makers need 12 different variants of the same part?"

To make getting the parts more difficult and more expensive so you buy an new car instead. They all do it. They don't want their cars to be serviced, just bought and replaced. ICE, Hybrid, EV, all the same. Auto makers want all cars to be disposable in as little time as possible.

I recently sold my RAV4 and bought an EV. I will tell you that it absolutely does not make sense to buy an EV unless you can charge your car while you're at home or at work. If you're happy to drive your existing ICE vehicle until the wheels fall off, go for it. My commute made it make sense for me to sell a car that was still in pretty good condition while it still had good value in order to trade up, but that's not always sensible for every case.

Repairability is a bit of a concern, but it's not like you throw the whole thing away over one little issue. It is made up of parts and the parts can be replaced piecemeal as needed like other cars. But no transmission, no oil changes, no spark plugs, no radiator, etc. My only scheduled maintenance is rotating and replacing tires, replacing headlight bulbs and wiper blades, and brakes, but the brakes see less use due to regen braking.

The battery issue is also not as big of an issue as you'd think. Just be mildly strategic with how and when you charge, and it lasts longer. And it reaching the end of its life isn't a quick and catastrophic death so much as it is a gentle diminishing of range. My car's original range was 250 miles. I bought it used 4-5 years after release and it still gets like 230 miles on 100% charge. But I only charge up to 75% for my unusually long 90ish mile round trip daily commute, and I just plug in when I get home. I could charge even less, but it's probably best for battery longevity to keep the battery between 20% and 80% unless there's a good reason not to. My family is taking a long road trip in it next week, so I'll charge up to 100% ahead of that and probably ahead of coming back. It will take a little more planning than a gas car would, but the infrastructure is there such that it won't be that complicated to map out charging locations along the way.

The tech is here when you're ready for it. But again, it really doesn't make much sense for you to make the change now while you have a fairly new, well-running vehicle, especially if you don't already have home charging set up. But if you're serious about eventually switching, start researching charging equipment and your home's power availability and your typical range needs. Most Americans don't drive more than like 20-30 miles, and park their car for over 12 hours, so if that's you, then you could just use level 1 charging off a standard outlet. I opted for more, but again, I'm an unusual case.

Cheers!

If repairability gets too bad the used car market will fall out and then public transit will become a necessity. Car dependency requires that it's even possible for the majority of people to do otherwise the car market would shrink dramatically and become initial luxury product which would then cause to lose political support