• acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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        11 days ago

        yup. i love my EV but my dream would be a hatchback EV. fucking US car manufacturers have brainwashed everyone to think they need an EV of some sort. yay rugged individualism.

        • magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          11 days ago

          Brainwashed everyone to think they need an EV of some sort.

          I think Americans in rural areas (and really really spread out suburban areas) need them due to lackluster infrastructure. (Yes there are better fixes but they take more time.)

          I also wouldn’t be shocked if the convenience added to even rural Europeans might be worth it, though anyone in a city is just silly for owning a car.

          For everyone else, if you count ebikes/mopeds/rickshaws, everyone having some sort of EV isn’t too crazy.

          Love my 14-year-old civic but I hope that by the time it dies my BBSHD equipped bike is enough.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      12 days ago

      People are only buying crossovers. Don’t blame car companies for making cars people buy.

      • notthebees@reddthat.com
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        4 days ago

        If you only make crossovers, people will omly buy crossovers. People still buy accords, civics and sentras. Hyundai and Kia still make nice sedans and people still buy them.

        As for EV sedans, the id7 is the only cheapish electric one I can think but isn’t sold in the US. (I don’t know about other evs sold in Canada).

        If there was an ev civic, people would buy them.

      • EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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        12 days ago

        I’d argue that crossovers are the “default” type of car now. They really are just hatch/wagon cars with some different styling and typically a slightly higher suspension.

        Also: I’m glad people here are saying “crossover” rather than “SUV”. They are not the same.