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Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by rsynnott on Saturday September 26, 2020 @05:59PM (#24602508)
Sure, but they don't necessarily need such big ones. Big cars are primarily a consumer preference thing in the US rather than an actual need, and consumer preferences can change, both organically and due to outside pressure (the 70s oil crisis did reduce the size of American cars significantly, for instance).

Also, of course, bad mass transit is fixable. And potentially fairly cheaply; for the lowish density cities common in the US BRT systems would likely largely be fine.

Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by throwaway0a5e on Saturday September 26, 2020 @06:49PM (#24602783)
They might not need them but they like them and can afford them.
Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by jakear on Saturday September 26, 2020 @08:33PM (#24603272)
We can afford them for now. If oil prices go up significantly I’ll seriously reconsider my 18MPG suv... but I’ll reconsider to an alternative that can still support my lifestyle (perhaps Tesla truck, or something like RAV4 Prime/Hybrid but larger). Not a mini car that can’t go fast.
Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by dkdk8283 on Saturday September 26, 2020 @08:48PM (#24603334)
Going fast is the fun in driving.
Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by Dylan16807 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @12:18AM (#24604192)
I like the sights, myself. The only time I go over 100kph is on the freeway, and it's not by much.
Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by jakear on Sunday September 27, 2020 @01:20PM (#24608265)
Based on the metric I’m guessing you don’t live in USA? Here we have vast expanses of designated wilderness area (well over 1M sq km), where it can be really quite fun to get up to speed while enjoying the views.
Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by Dylan16807 on Sunday September 27, 2020 @03:12PM (#24609338)
I do live in the USA. I used 100kph because that's the car under discussion.

I've never been to a drivable wilderness area, or on a freeway where I'd be comfortable going all that fast. And if I was going there just to drive hard it would probably be rare enough that I'd rent a really nice fast car.

Re:Tesla’s Nemesis in China Is a Tiny $5k Electric Car from GM by rsynnott on Saturday September 26, 2020 @09:02PM (#24603381)
Average price of a new car in the US is creeping up on average income, so the ‘can afford’ thing may be marginal. The industry seems to be quite effective at making people stretch their spending on this.