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OK, so you admit that your first comment was trash. Additionally, got any proof that China has millions locked up in labor camps?

Can I introduce you to the USA?

China is not my adversary. BYD is not my adversary. Maybe they’re Musk’s adversary, but why should I care?

They already know all of that because US companies sell them that data and don’t care. The China fear-mongering is out of control.

I made a reservation because it was cheap to do so and I want the option of timing. I could be ready for a new vehicle when launches, maybe not. If not, I’ll just cancel my reservation and get my money back.

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Protected bike lanes are great for people in wheelchairs, actually. In the Netherlands, little low-speed single-occupant EVs even use the bike lanes. A huge boon for disabled folks. They also have smaller emergency vehicles that can avoid traffic by driving in the bike lanes.

ICE still winning in my personal trade-off matrix. I’m certainly not ideologically opposed to any of the options, but the electric variants still don’t strike a balance of price/performance/convenience yet.

You’re asking the wrong question. It’s the same as asking “how much HP do you actually need?”, “how many features?”, “how much towing capacity?”, “how much ground clearance?”, etc. People generally don’t make car-buying decisions based on minimum needs.

I do understand fossil fuel subsidies. What’s the point of your whataboutism?

Well, I was more thinking about auto execs and investors, but I suppose yeah. Wealthy is a relative term. Most people do not buy electric cars because they are too expensive given their limitations.

You’re preaching to the choir Jack. I ride my bike everywhere. Just not a big fan of shelling out billions of dollars of taxpayer money to the wealthy in general.

EVs will sell when you slap unsustainable incentives on them. Is there a single manufacturer selling EVs in the US at a profit aside from Tesla?

And notably, all things we already see in the US regularly. 10 people dead from a Listeria outbreak, regular stories about child labor violations and social media jam packed with snake oil “wellness” influencers.

The CCP controlling the economy seems to be working really well for them. Maybe we should reevaluate if laissez-faire capitalism is still getting the goods it used to.

Everyone spies on us, including US intelligence. They banned Huawei products years ago because they wouldn’t give access to US intelligence. I’d much rather be spied on by no one, but if I had to choose, I’d probably choose China since they can’t imprison or kill me. At least not easily. 

He’s sort of right. Cars have gotten heavier to accommodate increasing safety requirements, which are at least in part a reaction to the move to SUVs and trucks and which have also made them more dangerous for anyone not inside them. It’s not hard to imagine an alternate timeline where government regulations didn’t

How many of these prices are A-plan prices which you can only get if you are an employee or the family member of an employee? The practice of advertising prices the vast majority of shoppers are not entitled to should be illegal by the way.

I’m hoping for a hybrid Expedition with available Pro Power Onboard. Probably a pipe dream but we have power outages way too often. Would love to be able to run my house off my vehicle. 

I have a family of 4 with young kids, a large dog and one vehicle. We need that one vehicle to handle everything we do, even if we don’t do some of those things every weekend.

You really think you’re doing something here. Cute!