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People don’t like small cars. Can’t sell them. Nobody wants a small EV. Build pickup trucks.
ETA: because apparently it’s not immediately obvious: /s
I want a small EV
You forgot your /s.
JFC apparently.
Just because you don’t want one, it doesn’t mean nobody else does. The vast majority of people here drive smaller cars.
You don't think that maybe they are being sarcastic as Tesla (and for a long time European manufacturers) didn't make a compact affordable EV.
“For a long time”
Still doesn’t. Model Y is pretty large.
And yes, 100% sarcasm. GM killed the Bolt because it was selling like hotcakes and replaced it with the hummer. And eventually the Blazer which was something like 15k more.
GM is not a European manufacturer. The Volkswagen ID3 is about the same size as the Bolt and sells pretty well for example.
A small EV pickup maybe?
I hate driving a boat; the smaller the vehicle, the better. I'm going to hang on to my 350Z and Miata until someone (not Tesla) makes an EV Roadster for under $30K. SUVs, trucks, and crossovers can go kick sand. You'll never see me driving one. I like being able to take a turn at a decent speed, and fit in a normal-sized parking space.
I love my small EV. Gets great mileage, easy to park, and helps me nimbly pick through traffic jams.
Yeah, if the Smart EV was more reasonable I’d have one. My Diesel Smart was brilliant. But it’s hard to justify the cost when it’s literally half a car and not really any cheaper to run. So I got a small EV, but they’re hard AF to find.
I can't stand that you have to add a /s to an obviously sarcastic comment just because no one in currentyear can apply critical thinking skills.