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Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds (apnews.com)
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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yes, somehow the American car buyer has been bamboozled into thinking that a bigger car is "luxury" and a smaller car is somehow "lower end," so automakers price their larger cars higher even though the physical size has very little to do with the actual manufacturing cost.

[–] Kimjongtooill@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Or more and more Americans are gigantic and want bigger interior space. I did not fit comfortably in a Mach E.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Americans have almost always equated bigger with better. Look at cars back in early 70s. I drove a 73' Impala, that thing was huge, even by today's standards