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Ferrari and BMW are rolling out new models featuring lightweight, cost-effective aluminium wiring, accelerating a shift away from copper, the dominant material in electric wiring since the invention of the electric ​battery two centuries ago.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nah, that's gonna set the whole car on fire, and then it's all over once the batteries catch.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

that’s gonna set the whole car on fire

Let me know when you start seeing Ferraris burst into flames. Because that'll be an entertaining display.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Teslas and Chinese cheapos are gonna be the first to go.

Anyway, here's a picture of a Ferrari on fire

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The Teslas and Chinese cheapos

Wasn't there just a big scandal at Ford over relying on AI to manufacture vehicles and ending up with a bunch of defects?

Anyway, here’s a picture of a Ferrari on fire

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We already know that established American cars are crap, I didn't think that needed to be said.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

We already know that established American cars are crap

There was a period, in the 70s/80s, when they were absolute crap. And then Japan started building non-crap cars, so Americans actually had to compete. For a brief, beautiful decade in between '98 and '08, you could get a Ford Focus for under $20k and it would drive 150k miles doing 50+mpg and almost never break.

Then Toyota started cheaping out and Ford got extra slack, and it was a race to the bottom again.