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> One direction the company may take is to build smaller, lighter cars, with longevity on a full charge similar to EVs at present. I'm still angry at discontin
by jrochkind1 3y ago
> One direction the company may take is to build smaller, lighter cars, with longevity on a full charge similar to EVs at present.
I'm still angry at discontinuation of the Honda Fit in the USA.
It's not just Honda of course, the subcompact hatchback is largely gone from the US market. Cars are more efficient such that larger heavier 2023 cars are nearly as fuel efficient as (eg) a 2013 Fit... but obviously a 2023 Fit would be even more efficient (and _is_ in other markets, where it's sold as a jazz). In the US we take advantage of greater efficiency to make bigger and heavier cars with the same mileage, instead of actually more efficient cars.
This is not news, but whatever USA regulation and legislation is trying to do encourage actual increases in fuel efficiency aren't working.
- klooney 3y agoThe Bolt seems to be the closest thing to the Fit available.
- mrguyorama 3y agoThe US does not buy exclusively giant mega-cars because of some poorly implemented regulation. A giant car is a status symbol in America, and basically necessary if you don't want to be made fun of by your more conservative friends, oddly, seeing as the EPA and other environmental regulation was explicitly a conservative effort.