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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by frumplestlatz on Monday October 13, 2025 @04:48PM (#45573181)
Does the market actually want EVs and hybrids if they require subsidies and regulation to make significant market penetration?
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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by willdr on Monday October 13, 2025 @05:27PM (#45573530)
Unfortunately to survive the next few hundred years, we may need another dictator of human behaviour than what the market wants.
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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by skywhopper on Monday October 13, 2025 @06:02PM (#45573817)
A functioning market that priced in the externalities and future risks would far prefer them.
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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by eldaisfish on Monday October 13, 2025 @10:37PM (#45575680)
yes, because EVs are cheaper to operate than combustion cars. US auto makers are obsessed with creating EVs the size of tanks, hence the absurd prices. The Chinese auto makers are selling what people want to buy.
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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by parineum on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @02:59AM (#45577034)
It's funny to me that you think car manufacturers are either not doing any market research or are completely ignoring it.
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Re:Software update bricks some Jeep 4xe hybrids over the wee... by eldaisfish on Friday October 17, 2025 @04:57PM (#45621970)
US car manufacturers care only about profits. Is market research the reason why US automakers sell "SUVs" instead of practical station wagons?
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