<![CDATA[One of the big reasons we ban cheap EV imports is to keep people trapped in high interest loans on overpriced crap vehicles.]]>One of the big reasons we ban cheap EV imports is to keep people trapped in high interest loans on overpriced crap vehicles.

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And to keep those huge gas fill-ups flowing into the super-sized autos they insist on building in order to keep the oil industry richer than Croesus instead.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/RickOnTheLake/statuses/116549967362426463https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/RickOnTheLake/statuses/116549967362426463Sun, 10 May 2026 11:09:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the big reasons we ban cheap EV imports is to keep people trapped in high interest loans on overpriced crap vehicles. on Sat, 09 May 2026 22:37:43 GMT]]>@gwynnion They are also terrified that the truth will come out about the expense of driving a gasoline car. My Rav 4 (according to last year's prices) cost 10.5 cents/km just for fuel.
My EV costs 2.5 cents per km to fuel. The cost of electricity is the same as last year. The cost of gasoline is not.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/dougdela/statuses/116547011473764686https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/dougdela/statuses/116547011473764686Sat, 09 May 2026 22:37:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the big reasons we ban cheap EV imports is to keep people trapped in high interest loans on overpriced crap vehicles. on Sat, 09 May 2026 19:10:45 GMT]]>@theogrin "Auto safety" in the US is entirely about "we would rather sell you giant child killing gas guzzlers instead."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gwynnion/statuses/116546197643579973https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gwynnion/statuses/116546197643579973Sat, 09 May 2026 19:10:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of the big reasons we ban cheap EV imports is to keep people trapped in high interest loans on overpriced crap vehicles. on Sat, 09 May 2026 18:57:50 GMT]]>@gwynnion

Certainly, if safety were actually a concern, there wouldn't be a single Cybertruck on the damned roads.

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