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Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wonderful people, may I present you with our great savior who greased the wheels through lobbying to shove the most glutinous, polluting and debt-ridden garbage down our throats for decades. May he save us from ourselves!

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Exactly. Ford invested heavily in promoting SUVs and pickups for years because they were more profitable for Ford than hatchbacks and sedans as far as ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles go, but the market shift to EVs flips that dynamic on its head.

Talk about karma.

[–] JacobCoffinWrites 4 points 3 months ago

Years ago I wanted to buy a new small pickup truck and couldn't find one. I would have loved to buy a small, practical Ford Ranger but they weren't available because Ford was gaming the system with vehicle sizes. Eventually I just gave up and reexamined my priorities in a vehicle.

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like a limp effort is coming

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

limp effort

that's a great name for a sticker to put on all stupidly large trucks

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Right next to the Punisher thin blue line sticker

[–] proctonaut@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd settle for a reasonably priced EV ranger at this point.

[–] 50MYT@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Ford has a PHEV version coming to Aus (next year?), so willing to bet they also do a full EV one too.