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You make an excellent point, Scott. We need to turn around.

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Americans are on a one-way highway to bigger and bigger vehicles. Smaller vehicles don't sell.

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Well said. FTR, I made almost the same argument "If full motors are inside the wheels, each EV can be reduced to the sum of two, very interchangeable parts..." here: https://stop.zona-m.net/2020/10/car-design-will-improve-forever/

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The problem is that the big auto companies want to be Apple, not IBM. And as long as executive compensation is mostly about stock valuations, that’s unlikely to change

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...which is why golf carts are so popular in some US communities. And we Euros love electric bicycles.

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I traded my Prius in for a Tesla Model 3. It is a lot like driving a computer but it is intriguing software that makes it easy for each assigned driver to have their own seat and side mirror settings as well as other cabin preferences.

Smaller EVs and better batteries are on the way. I used this site - cclusa.org/ira-calc - to determine a tax credit I can get. That can help some people to start owning a new or used EV. What is your favorite?

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