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How the US got left behind in the global electric car race (www.bbc.com)
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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

When you look at the average distances, subpar charging network, and how much renewable electricity is sourced in the US, you realize that it just doesn’t work for that model.

Ok, let’s rework this to be an argument from the 2000’s:

When you look at the average distances, subpar telecom network, and how much technology is sourced from China, you realize that broadband just doesn’t work for that model.

But, yet, here we are in 2025 with somewhat passable broadband in many (but NOT all) areas.