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America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars - The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 9 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/evs@lemmy.world

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 31 points 9 months ago (12 children)

The Chinese EV market is so big that it has room for something sorely lacking in the American EV market: fun. And I don’t just mean “fast,” as fun gets so often reduced to here; I mean actual fun. EVs are bringing more tech into cars than ever before, but the features in Chinese EVs seem downright futuristic. You can find cars with augmented-reality dashboards, massaging seats, in-car projector screens, refrigerators, and customizable emoji headlights.

That... does not sound fun. That sounds like a bunch of shit that I'll either use once and never touch it, or it will break quickly and I won't be able to use it.

The fact that this person thinks this is what makes cars fun raises serious doubts about their understanding of cars.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I was hoping they’d talk about some light weight EV sports car that handles well. Like an electric Miata.

No they want an iPhone on wheels compared to the iPhone on wheels that already are electric cars. The last thing I want in a car is their definition of “fun”.

[–] RatherBeMTB@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

It looks like in America everything is thought around survival. A car here is so expensive that it must be as risk free as possible.

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