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CelloMom On CarsCelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
Oct 21, 2026, 6:12 PM
"The data doesn’t support the claim that electric vehicle sales stalled in 2026 because Americans don’t want them. Rather, the sales stalled because there weren’t enough EVs available to buy – and there were plenty of hybrids as an alternative.
The distinction matters because automakers have treated a change in the policy landscape as a change in consumer demand, leading to shortages with real costs."
https://theconversation.com/americans-want-electric-cars-they-just-cant-find-them-293901
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CelloMom On CarsCelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
Oct 21, 2026, 6:16 PM
This sounds very similar to the refrain that "Americans WANT large cars".
Americans don't necessarily want large cars.
But the American car market offers almost exclusively large cars, SUVs, and trucks.
Then when Americans buy those, despite some of them looking for smaller, cheaper options in vain, carmakers go, triumphantly, "See? Americans want large cars." But that's all BS.
https://theconversation.com/americans-want-electric-cars-they-just-cant-find-them-293901
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Osteopenia Powers ;Osteopenia_Powers@newsie.social
Oct 21, 2026, 6:24 PM
@CelloMomOnCars
Good observation! The US market really does seem to push us toward the largest, most polluting and costliest choices.
So,
this poll is for people living in the US who own cars or intend to buy one.
For your next car would you like...?
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Osteopenia Powers ;Osteopenia_Powers@newsie.social
Oct 21, 2026, 6:25 PM
@CelloMomOnCars
Yes, I know the US does not allow the fourth option at present.
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CelloMom On CarsCelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
Oct 21, 2026, 6:35 PM
@Osteopenia_Powers
None of the above.
I want the Volkwagen ID.3 Neo, which is a fully electric the size of a VW Golf, called a "compact" car in the US.
https://www.volkswagen.nl/nl/modellen/id3-neo.html
I would also be happy with an ID Polo, still fits a cello.
But living in the US I can get neither.
So you know what? CelloDad and I have his and hers e-bike now.
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Osteopenia Powers ;Osteopenia_Powers@newsie.social
Oct 21, 2026, 7:21 PM
@CelloMomOnCars
Good for you two!
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Chad Geidelchadgeidel@hachyderm.io
Oct 21, 2026, 7:44 PM
@CelloMomOnCars I feel this in my bones.
I don’t like trucks. I don’t need a truck. I’d like a small 2 door hatchback.
But, when I went to “the market” to look for a small-ish PHEV or HEV that I could mostly daily drive and was affordable, what bubbled up to the top? A pickup. 🤬
Specifically a Hybrid Maverick which gets 45+ MPG and was under $30k
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CelloMom On CarsCelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
Oct 22, 2026, 8:46 AM
@chadgeidel
Precisely.
What freedom?
What choice?
We're treated like "consumers" to get to buy what we're told to buy.
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