▲ 701 ▼ Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 266 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] notonReddit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Car companies needs SUVs to survive financially!" is not a thoughtful response. It can easily be disproven by looking at the first 60 or so years of the automobile industry before SUVs were even a thing. The SUV takeover is a pretty recent phenomenon which has taken shape over the last twenty years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago But it was based on light truck exemptions from CAFE standards, so they can be cheaper to build and sell at a higher margin. But now average buyers don’t want anything smaller for fear of being run down by all the trucks and suvs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Car companies needs SUVs to survive financially!" is not a thoughtful response. It can easily be disproven by looking at the first 60 or so years of the automobile industry before SUVs were even a thing. The SUV takeover is a pretty recent phenomenon which has taken shape over the last twenty years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago But it was based on light truck exemptions from CAFE standards, so they can be cheaper to build and sell at a higher margin. But now average buyers don’t want anything smaller for fear of being run down by all the trucks and suvs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago But it was based on light truck exemptions from CAFE standards, so they can be cheaper to build and sell at a higher margin. But now average buyers don’t want anything smaller for fear of being run down by all the trucks and suvs. permalink fedilink source parent