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Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by DannyMac to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

BEVs are fundamentally more expensive than conventional cars. That is the real problem here. Blaming the dealers won't change that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

But not if you take into account the leveled cost of ownership. But it's an up front cost rather than spread out, so it's more difficult. Plus the cost can be way lower if people okay with shorter range smaller vehicles.