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It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars (arstechnica.com)
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[–] LongPigFlavor 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

I drive a 2015 Chevy Spark, the gas version. The ev version was discontinued in 2016, the gas version was discontinued in 2022. The Chevy Sonic, a similar, but slightly larger model was discontinued in 2020. The Chevy Bolt, an ev and larger, but still compact model and a successor to the Spark and Sonic was discontinued this year. It's become apparent that most Americans do not like small cars. I don't think much can be done to make small cars likable here, I'd love to be able to drive a car like the Honda E, but there's no market for it here.

[–] WhollyGuacamole 2 points 2 years ago

I love my 2017 Spark. I didn't know they had an EV version.

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