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How much does it weigh? The battery size expectations in the American market are skewed because the manufacturers have been chasing the high-profit margin SUV m
by acdha 3y ago
How much does it weigh? The battery size expectations in the American market are skewed because the manufacturers have been chasing the high-profit margin SUV market with the idea that everyone is taking a huge vehicle on all-day drives. Something sized for normal urban usage is far more efficient.
- shiroiushi 3y agoIt would be more efficient, but that's not what American drivers want. They want a huge, luxurious vehicle they can take on all-day drives, even though they pretty much never do, and just use it to go to work by themselves or get groceries. They they cry and moan about how much new cars cost and how much fuel costs...
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoAmerica isn't singular. The rich buy luxury new cars, the poor buy luxury used cars. The problem is that doesn't leave much of a market for economy new cars. A lot of SEA countries as well as Russia's FarEast have limited used Japanese imports (Japan makes it hard to own a car past 5-6 years) because the used Japanese cars can destroy their new car market.
- g-b-r 3y agoNo, many if not most older people prefer first-hand cars, even if they're small and look dumb (at least where I live)