• BilboBargains@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Surely this is due to reduced demand tho? The article frames the issue as cynical ploy by the auto makers (who are for sure not to be trusted) to upsell the big units but at some point we still have choice.

    I say that but at the end of the day you can only buy something that exists. I’m waiting for affordable mass produced velomobiles but it may be a long wait for one of the most efficient vehicles to become known and acceptable to people who are scared of change.

    • shitescalates@midwest.social
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      1 year ago

      Automakers manipulate demand through marketing and lobbying. CAFE requirements made it hard to sell small cars, so auto makers marketed and sold bigger cars. Now everyone thinks they need a massive vehicle, but really it’s just a trend.