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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 22:25:50 JST Ars Technica

   Ford rethinks EV strategy, is working on a smaller, cheaper EV platform

   Ford now says mass-adoption needs EVs that cost the same as combustion cars.

   https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/02/ford-rethinks-ev-strategy-is-working-on-a-smaller-cheaper-ev-platform/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Michael Kohne (mhkohne@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 22:30:42 JST Michael Kohne

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     @arstechnica No shit, Ford, really? I have yet to figure out what goes through the minds of these execs sometimes.

   • drewp (drewp@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 22:40:21 JST drewp

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     @arstechnica uhhh. Yes.

   • TeflonTrout (teflontrout@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 22:53:52 JST TeflonTrout

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     @arstechnica CHEVY. FUCKING. SPARK.

     That and the Volt were 100% on my shopping list for when my venerable Cmax eventually dies (10 years from now by all appearances, it's a happy lil thing). However, I am very nervous at the thought of buying a car with no future production. Cmax parts are getting spendy.

     I'd REALLY love an electric like the smart fortwo, but I need 4 seats. My city is an absolute menace to bikes so that won't work, gimme a lil runabout you assholes

   • Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 23:08:47 JST Chancerubbage

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     @arstechnica no duh!

   • Paul Tourville (taobear@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 23:20:37 JST Paul Tourville

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     @arstechnica To Ford: Gee, ya THINK?!

   • Tofu Golem (tofugolem@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 23:49:20 JST Tofu Golem

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     @arstechnica
     A lot has to change to facilitate this.

     The transition from horses to cars involved building a lot of infrastructure and passing many laws (e.g. zoning laws make auto ownership a requirement to participate in society).

     We can look at more advanced countries that have wider EV adoption and see what needs to happen if we want to join the 21st century.

   • Douglas VB (douglasvb@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 23:50:10 JST Douglas VB

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     @arstechnica to the shock of no one, mass adoption of EVs requires affordable EVs.

   • BoxOfRain (boxofrain@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 23:54:57 JST BoxOfRain

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     @arstechnica
     No shit!

     Nothing gets past them. Absolutely nothing.

   • Gatekeeper..Harris Walz (gatekeepken@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 00:18:59 JST Gatekeeper..Harris Walz

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     @arstechnica
     Maybe if they weren't so fucking busy making red neck pickups bigger than semitrucks, they can build a EV that's affordable for the masses and doesn't focus on speed and show.
     WTF happen to Ford, Chevy and GM?

   • Devon Strang (devonstrang@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 01:16:37 JST Devon Strang

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     @arstechnica Ford deserves to go out of business for pushing all of these enormous F150s into our communities. #FU150

   • Dickarus (dickarus@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 01:48:37 JST Dickarus

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     @arstechnica sounds like BYD is doing something right by forcing American automakers to compete. Looking forward to an affordable EV that I can't afford.

   • Syd Polk (he/his) (sydpolk@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 13:42:36 JST Syd Polk (he/his)

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     @arstechnica You don’t say…