schizoidman@lemmy.ml to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles (Moved to [email protected])English · 1 year agoFord asks suppliers for ideas to cut EV costs in an all-win-or-lose push for profitabilityelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down13
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minus-squareJakdraculalinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down4·1 year agoUm, no. The car companies have one and only one philosophy: to sell cars for profit.
minus-square9tr6gyp3linkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoSeems they’re having an issue selling EVs for profit though. Why do you believe that is the case?
minus-squarecredolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·edit-21 year ago How about do the right thing and not do it for a profit. […] Seems they’re having an issue selling EVs for profit though. I think your logic unit is broken.
minus-square9tr6gyp3linkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoIf a car company in capitalist America is unable to create and sell EVs for profit, should we cease all EV production? Should we give up on the goal of reducing combustion engine vehicles?
minus-squarecredolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down7·1 year agoPerhaps you should sell all your stuff, create a car company, and sell cars at a loss? I’m not a capitalist, I don’t have anything to sell. No shit.
minus-square9tr6gyp3linkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoYou failed to answer the question. Why do you believe that Ford is not selling EVs for a profit? Did you read the article?
Um, no. The car companies have one and only one philosophy: to sell cars for profit.
Seems they’re having an issue selling EVs for profit though.
Why do you believe that is the case?
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I think your logic unit is broken.
If a car company in capitalist America is unable to create and sell EVs for profit, should we cease all EV production? Should we give up on the goal of reducing combustion engine vehicles?
Perhaps you should sell all your stuff, create a car company, and sell cars at a loss?
No shit.
You failed to answer the question.
Why do you believe that Ford is not selling EVs for a profit? Did you read the article?