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Re:Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except fo... by mullingitover on Thursday October 30, 2025 @02:45PM (#45763693)
> We love the idea of buying organic, environmentally-friendly technology that makes us part of the solution

Telsa sells a huge number of vehicles to Americans who couldn't care less about the environment but do care about buying a car that can rip through 0-60 in under 3 seconds.

ICE vehicles are simply inferior for most use cases now. They're only holding on because a huge number of people would be out of work if we abandoned obsolete transportation technology. Continuing ICE mass production is an actual socialist make-work scheme at the end of the day.

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Re:Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except fo... by tbrownaw on Thursday October 30, 2025 @03:03PM (#45763941)
I don't think people are deciding what car to buy based on how much labor market churn they'd feel responsible for.
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Re:Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except fo... by amanaplanacanal on Thursday October 30, 2025 @03:47PM (#45764470)
They do look at prices though. Notice you can't buy a cheap Chinese EV in the US. That's the government propping up the existing auto manufacturers.
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