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The old guard resisting the new wave. Is it not always this way? Especially for those who neither create the product, nor consume it, but profess to act as the
by bruce511 3y ago
The old guard resisting the new wave. Is it not always this way? Especially for those who neither create the product, nor consume it, but profess to act as the middle-man, acting for the customer, reducing complexity but in truth getting revenue from the same customer, and ultimately working against, not for, their interest.
Car dealers being slimy is something of a cliche, but that cliche is well earned.
Of course change is scary for incumbents. Change leads to a disruption of the status quo, and opens the door to new players. Some will no doubt resist, others will embrace, invest, and grow.
I'm sure it's easy to find dinosaur dealers. I suspect there are also progressives working to take their place.
- heresie-dabord 3y agoAnother aspect of the failure is the kind of vehicles that US automakers are building: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38249140 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38249140
- ryukoposting 3y agoObviously the ramcharger is asinine, but gas range extenders are a proven approach to "bridging the gap" in EV practicality.