"Ain’t no snitches riding with us

Ol mo the mouth n***as could holler the front" - Lil’ Wayne

  • Flying Squid
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    62 months ago

    Then how do any low-cost vehicles ever get developed?

    • @enbyecho
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      -12 months ago

      By minimizing costs, including R&D. Further, the lower the price the lower the profit and usually the lower the margin. Companies are not incentivitized to make less money.

      This is pretty basic stuff…

      • Flying Squid
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        22 months ago

        Companies are not incentivitized to make less money.

        If only it were physically possible to change that. Alas, the fifth law of thermodynamics says profit above all.

        • @enbyecho
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          12 months ago

          If only it were physically possible to change that. Alas, the fifth law of thermodynamics says profit above all.

          It is possible to change it, of course, but every attempt thus far has ended in authoritarian political systems with even less opportunity for you to be housed, fed and well cared for, much less able to get things like affordable EVs.

          I’m pretty convinced, sadly, that this is mainly because humans basically suck.