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Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Chicken and egg. US makers don't offer small cars is why no one buys them.

It's because the profits are bigger for bigger cars, so yeah capitalism!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    If they would sell in decent numbers they would sell them as the manufacturer makes the most on new and nearly new cars that are still being sold/serviced by a main dealer, this is also capitalism.

    Once a cheap (ish) car hits a certain age the manufacturer makes diminishing amounts. In Europe they would rather sell you a brand new small car than you buy a used bigger car they will not make anywhere near a much on.

    If Musk delivers on the Model 2 for the US market then I think we will see some real movement in the US, but till then things like the VW Golf just do not sell. I think they sold 2.5m Golfs in total in the US, UK has around a million still on the road, a country with about 20% of the population.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nah dude, I'm seeing the same shit here in EU. they are not selling the small cars, like you cannot buy stuff that is supposedly on the catalogue. But you can finance this 3ton monstrosity that costs double of what you're looking for easy peasy.

    Even the fucking Yaris now is a SUV

    https://www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/yaris-cross

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Somebody has one of those near me, its not actually that big, plus not all Yaris come as the crossover, at least in the UK. The crossover is 4.1m long and about 1.7m wide, its only 15cm longer and about 10cm wider than the standard Yaris, and again, optional.

    If you want properly small then get a Citroen Ami. Otherwise the Fiat 500e is about 3.5m long and 1.5m wide, this is the same as its always been, this is still noticeably smaller than a Golf mark 1 from the 70s.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    People have always hated small cars. They suck ass for families and I'm not sure where everyone forgot that. People did choose small cars, it's what they could afford. Then for the last 7 years you could get basically free financing and it was suddenly affordable.

    The Honda Accord, the most popular sedan of the sentry is only 4 inches shorter in 95 than my 21 outback. 188 vs 191.5 inches.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Not everyone needs a big car to haul around a family.

    Anyway, families are so last epoch.

    They are nails in the climate coffin.

    This latest born generation is "generation last", or so the moniker tag will say.

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