Vodulas [they/them]

Ugh, that sucks, and seems like a distracted driver waiting to happen

From what I understand that has more to do with the amount of money they are putting into R&D, not cost of materials for each vehicle. Media has been spinning it, but it is not a 1:1 thing

They are likely using LFP batteries instead of ones that take some of the more expensive minerals like cobalt. That is a huge part of the cost of EVs, and LFPs should help keep the price down

Wait, they took out the toggles? That is a ton of the personality of the Mini

Meh, not that weird. It’s marketing BS. Just trying to inflate their value (or deflate others) by saying, “Pfft, we can do it too”

That’s not how mortgages work. You own the house, the bank owns the loan.

I did. That is the one thing the article said without citing a source. It is a common anti-EV talking point and like the person you responded to said, it has been debunked. On top of that, most of the time the environmental impact of transporting and refining oil are not taken into account.

https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/driving-cleaner-report.pdf

It’s kind of a shame, because overall I agree with the point of the article. Increasing the ability to use bikes and improving public transit are way more efficient, but EVs are a good option in areas where those are not currently viable.

Are EVs perfect? Hell no. Should we throw the baby out with the bathwater, though? Battery technology is getting better. Batteries that don’t use high impact resources like cobalt are becoming viable.

Sorry for a bit of a rant, but sentiments like this are hampering progress

Mmmhmmm. And Microsoft

They tend to be concentrated in my experience. Big tech hubs have a higher concentration. I see a lot of them around Seattle for example.