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Electric Cars Aren't Affordable Because America's Workforce Is Underpaid (jalopnik.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They require more copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, etc. All of those are expensive despite simpler manufacturing.