• themeatbridge
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    4911 months ago

    Yeah, this is the industry blaming a famous person for making sense.

    Replacing the gas guzzlers with EVs would be great, but the cost/benefit ratio isn’t there. If you need a new car and can afford an EV, get one.

    Car manufacturers need to do more to make EVs more affordable. They need to do a better job making their argument that they are good cars with significant environmental benefits.

    They won’t, because they still want to sell gasoline cars.

    • @RobotToaster@mander.xyz
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      1411 months ago

      Conversions are another option that just aren’t being used because of red tape. The paperwork takes nearly as much work as the actual conversion.

      • themeatbridge
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        911 months ago

        Admittedly the last time I looked into a conversion was like 20 years ago, but back then it would have cost as much as a new car. Has the price come down at least?