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The US auto industry is in big trouble. China now makes 75 percent of all electric vehicles sold anywhere on earth. US automakers make around 5 percent. (www.nytimes.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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[–] 10 points 2 months ago* (5 children)

I’m sticking with my ICE cars because they have buttons and switches and only a tiny screen and won’t be selling my data to my insurance company and aren’t SUVs.

Though I did put a deposit down on a Slate truck.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I put a deposit down too. Living somewhere kind of remote, I do worry about how far away a trained service shop will be. They’ll have less maintenance requirements for sure, but there will still be maintenance required.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    FWIW, my local shop claim they can handle state Inspection, brakes, tires, and suspension work on my Tesla. The most likely to wear items are also more generic.

    Of course an accident or some other breakdown is an entirely different story

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

    I have bad news for you about modern cars.

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