• naturalgasbad@lemmy.caOP
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    8 months ago

    5G, garlic, cars…

    I know this may seem like an unusual concept to capitalist America, but having more competitors drives down prices.

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      8 months ago

      Low prices aren’t always a good thing. Especially for the working class when those low prices are on imported goods that replace the products these workers used to make. I thought we already learned that neoliberal policies aren’t so hot for workers.

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        8 months ago

        No one has learned anything. The people who knew outsourcing was anti-worker were proven correct, but it didn’t matter.

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        8 months ago

        Part of the problem with the EV market in the US right now is that the majority of models available are luxury cars in price. You can get a used Nissan leaf for ~16k, but issue with that is their driving range can be anywhere between 80-100 miles (works great for errands and daily commuting). Not even gonna mention the headache of figuring out the charging port type(seems NACS format is winning the market).

        I have long maintained China is a security threat, but I am excited for the news because it will (hopefully!) push US auto makers to make more affordable models with 200+ mile range.