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minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·2 months agoThat is not the problem. It is far more simple than that. We are in a recession, people simply don’t have the money to buy a new car, when they can get a used car with a far better value.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThats literally what i wrote lol… People dont have money, so they will use cheaper alternatives. Thats why i wrote “expensive fossil fuel cars” because its about the price, not the technology. If there were cheap EVs then this wouldnt be happening.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThere are 13 EV models in EU under €25K.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoThats cool, but most people dont even have 5k in their bank account.
minus-squaredevfuuu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMost people just have the exact money of their salary every month in the bank. No extra.
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoWhere I live people have more than enough, but they don’t care for these ridiculous electric SUVs. Make sane cars whose price is justified.
minus-squarestoy@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYeah, I hate the current SUV and crossover style infecting every car model.
That is not the problem.
It is far more simple than that.
We are in a recession, people simply don’t have the money to buy a new car, when they can get a used car with a far better value.
Thats literally what i wrote lol…
People dont have money, so they will use cheaper alternatives. Thats why i wrote “expensive fossil fuel cars” because its about the price, not the technology. If there were cheap EVs then this wouldnt be happening.
There are 13 EV models in EU under €25K.
Thats cool, but most people dont even have 5k in their bank account.
Most people just have the exact money of their salary every month in the bank. No extra.
Where I live people have more than enough, but they don’t care for these ridiculous electric SUVs. Make sane cars whose price is justified.
Yeah, I hate the current SUV and crossover style infecting every car model.