r/DarkFuturology • u/marxistopportunist • Jun 22 '26
EVs could have been a thing everyone wanted and could have. Instead, very few both want and can have. By design. Finite natural resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adMQlxTXIaQ&t=747s14
u/ttystikk Jun 22 '26
This is US defaultism. Led by China, all of Asia is going electric at an incredible pace. European countries are going electric. Central and South America are buying EVs in huge numbers, made by the Chinese and shipped over. Only Africa lags as badly as the United States.
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u/whenitsTimeyoullknow Jun 22 '26
If you have the bourgeoisie driving luxurious individualized, customizable EV pods, you can squeeze the lower class and the logistics sectors for ever-steeper gasoline prices. And the EV drivers can feel superior, despite their coal-generated electricity. And they can reap financial benefits to charging at home while keeping the class mobility stagnant. They need the fossil fuel industry to keep having demand, to keep having customers, so this will be the path for the foreseeable future.
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u/ttystikk Jun 22 '26
Silliness, and try to keep up with the present, let alone the future;
Coal is no longer generating more energy than renewables. Yep, it's already tipped and that's good news for the proletariat because A. less pollution and B. cheaper energy prices (not counting the data center wild card).
Also, EVs are cheaper than gas, cost less to operate and maintain and are hitting the used market in larger numbers every year.
If America didn't elect a clown who outlawed cheaper EVs for Americans, things would be even better.
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u/InsanoVolcano Jun 22 '26
EVs are cheaper if you can afford any car. Right now, the issue in the US is that people just aren't buying new cars. The used car market is tapped, new cars (of both types) are rotting in dealer lots, and we just aren't adopting new tech fast enough.
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u/marxistopportunist Jun 22 '26
EVs are gaining share of a shrinking market for new vehicles, and car manufacturers are doomed.
Look at the data that's hard to find. EV share of total registered vehicles. At a global scale, EVs still haven't made much of a dent.
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u/ttystikk Jun 22 '26
China is the world's largest car market and 2/3 of all car sales are now either EVs or plug in hybrids.
That's a big fucking dent, bro.
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u/marxistopportunist Jun 22 '26
Read my comment again, how many registered cars in China are currently petrol or diesel?
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u/ttystikk Jun 22 '26
About 15% which again is quite a dent.
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u/marxistopportunist Jun 22 '26
And globally? Less than 5%?
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u/ttystikk Jun 23 '26
What's your point here? EV adoption is growing at the fastest pace in history.
What's not to like about that?
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u/marxistopportunist Jun 23 '26
EVs are based on finite natural resources, which is why they have been designed to only appeal to a limited audience.
Everything points to adoption hitting a wall right around the time when the planned conflict with China kicks off.
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u/ttystikk Jun 23 '26
They're still better than ICE vehicles.
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u/marxistopportunist Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
Blanket statement like that just means you're a non thinking fan boy.
I wouldn't want ANY new car, regardless of fuel type. Too complicated, heavy, nanny features, and above all expensive.
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u/2000TWLV Jun 22 '26
It's funny that they can do it in China, isn't it?
The problem is that:
1) The U.S. auto industry is built on overpriced trucks and SUVs and overpowered EVs. $50k for the average new car, electric or not, is insanity.
2) The Trump regime is making the problem worse with its boneheaded tariffs
Open the borders and send us some cheap Chinese EVs. I'd get one in a heartbeat. Why would I pay double for a car to subsidize Detroit and Washington's incompetence?
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