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This article just screams anti-EV. Jalopnik writers have a huge bias towards ICE. > Cars are a reflection of ourselves, whether we choose to festoon them in ex
by nouveau0 7y ago
This article just screams anti-EV. Jalopnik writers have a huge bias towards ICE.
> Cars are a reflection of ourselves, whether we choose to festoon them in explicit messages or not. They can show what we hope for, what we aspire to, not just how large or how modest our bank accounts are. They are how we present ourselves to our fellow human
Ya, not everyone believes that
- kortilla 7y agoSeriously, cars are not a fashion item and anyone who thinks otherwise is speaking from a position of privilege.
- thephyber 7y agoSales numbers on hideous cars (eg. Pontiac Aztec) of the past say otherwise. There is absolutely some correlation between how fashionable a car is and how well it sells.
- kortilla 7y agoYet the Prius sold by the droves despite its “obvious hideousness” declared by reviewers at the time of its release.
- LyndsySimon 7y agoThe hideousness of the Prius was on purpose: it was visibly signaling that the owner was someone motivated by environmental concerns.