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China’s Electric Vehicles Are Going to Hit Detroit Like a Wrecking Ball (www.nytimes.com)

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This upcoming competition means that it's incredibly important for US makers to figure out how to profitably make inexpensive electric vehicles, instead of merely focusing on the biggest most expensive trucks and SUVs

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world -4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

Electric vehicles are a means to reduce climate harm, nothing more. Anybody who thinks this is about making money doesn't get it. Whats crazy is that we have a collapsing ecosystem, and climate, and we're all still collectively shrugging about it and worrying about money.

When large parts of India and the equator are no longer livable, we aren't gonna be worrying about how expensive electric cars are anymore.

This is a distraction...

[–] HomebrewHedonist@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Human beings are genetically wired to avoid problems until the last possible moment when they have to mobilize. The situation will have to get much worse before people actually take climate change seriously. It's unfortunate, but that's what we are.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Good thing when things get much worse we are completely boned.

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