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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 05:45:54 JST Ars Technica

   Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout

   The US already lags far behind China and Europe, but we're going too fast, dealers say.

   https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11/car-dealers-say-they-cant-sell-evs-tell-biden-to-slow-their-rollout/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • josh buermann (buermann@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 05:53:47 JST josh buermann

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     @arstechnica

     Everybody knows the dealerships hate EVs and want to block the transition because they churn profits off the constant maintenance required by ICEVs, so of course
     that particular bedrock GOP donor-base of unrepentant climate change deniers wants to sabotage any transition away from fossil fuels, which is not happening fast enough if it could be said to be happening at all when atmospheric CO2 levels keep rising to new records.

     https://blog.ucsusa.org/dave-cooke/automakers-turn-to-climate-deniers-in-quest-to-lower-fuel-economy-regulations/

   • Alex, just zis guy, you know? (alexmorse@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 06:00:41 JST Alex, just zis guy, you know?

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     @arstechnica it's the price tag. There are no affordable EVs for most us-ians. That's why we're mostly driving hybrids.

   • Ben West (westbywest@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 06:08:12 JST Ben West

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     @arstechnica The up to $5k markups being added to Chevy Bolts would speak quietly clearly against any significant paucity in demand https://www.carsdirect.com/automotive-news/industry-news/dealers-are-marking-up-chevy-bolt-evs-by-5-000

   • int%rmitt]nt sig^al. ...~!...) (nrmacdonald@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 06:12:47 JST int%rmitt]nt sig^al. ...~!...)

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     That's OK EVs are just part of the problem, not a solution. The solutions is getting cars of all sorts out of urban environments.

   • Fuck Elon :mastodon: (fuckelon@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 06:15:54 JST Fuck Elon :mastodon:

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     @arstechnica I went to a Toyota dealership the other day for a test and the guy actively discouraged me from buying a Bz4x. He really did not want me to buy that car.

   • Guesarion (guesarion@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 07:27:40 JST Guesarion

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     @arstechnica Seeing so many Tesla in France, I wouldn't say US lags behind Europe. But there's an explanation: price of gas!
     Having almost 7€ the gallon, no wonder why people want EVs

   • Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Nov-2023 07:31:27 JST Chancerubbage

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     @arstechnica the charger infrastructure needs to be much more robust, but I know many leaning hybrid for the first time.

     Too many Americans drive more than 100 miles a day out of necessity.

     People aren’t buying cars because they can’t afford them.