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Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows (arstechnica.com)
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[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Mercedes has never been affordable, regardless of ICE or electric. It's a car for the upper-middle class who want to pretend to be rich

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Go to Europe, they are everywhere

[–] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

Ever seen a Mercedes A class? I don't think anyone pretending to be rich drove those, at least the older models from the early 2000s.