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2023-10-28 Economy

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-10-28 01:55|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Shows you that the authoritorians can do to a good idea.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2023-10-28 04:49|| 2023-10-28 04:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Hybrids like the Prius had some promise. Tesla was always going to be a niche that survived of subsidies. These new mandates are a Wylie Coyote scheme.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-10-28 08:41|| 2023-10-28 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 When Henry Ford build the Model T, he priced it so his factory workers could afford to buy one (along with most of the rest of the world.)

Now who can afford a Ford? What happens to the 'affordable' car?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2023-10-28 08:42|| 2023-10-28 08:42|| Front Page Top

#4 It's becoming apparent that EVs are a relatively small niche product. They appeal to rich greenies who want to feel good about themselves. Apparently no one else. And that market appears to be getting close to saturation, if it's not there already.

Posted by Tom 2023-10-28 11:48|| 2023-10-28 11:48|| Front Page Top

#5 Without Govt. stepping on the scale (subsidies, tax breaks), they wouldn't sell any

Posted by Frank G 2023-10-28 14:29|| 2023-10-28 14:29|| Front Page Top

#6 @#3^
Well, Ford employees make enough to afford one.
IIRC, for years Colt tied the price of 45's to the wages they paid for master gunsmiths. (Those days are long gone.)

Posted by ed in texas 2023-10-28 16:28|| 2023-10-28 16:28|| Front Page Top

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