[Junction65]

Originally Posted by cellsafemode

not sure why this is so ev centric of a topic. this type of vehicle was on this trajectory before ev was a major talking point, much less a major plan.

this is a niche vehicle that is not practical in a economy that has sucked the discretionary money out of the market that would buy them.
the rise of suv's and similar crossovers made this all pretty clear well over a decade ago. car ownership in general is a bad financial decision, so it makes sense that less practical vehicles enjoyed mostly by low and mid income people will be the first to go. we're headed to a car as a service future where nobody owns their vehicle, they rent as needed via an uber like service. with less variety because of that point nobody will care about brands or models. financially that eventuality seems guaranteed to be the way the majority will interact with cars. it'll happen quickly too once cars drive themselves reliably. we're just living in the transitional period.

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