haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year agoElectric Cars Aren't Affordable Because America's Workforce Is Underpaidjalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareatyaz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI don’t understand that though. One of the advantages of electric cars was supposed to be there were easier and cheaper to manufacture. Why are they more expensive than ice cars.
minus-squareJustas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThey require more copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, etc. All of those are expensive despite simpler manufacturing.
minus-squareghariksforge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNobody expected electric cars to be cheap. Lithium batteries are extremely expensive.
I don’t understand that though. One of the advantages of electric cars was supposed to be there were easier and cheaper to manufacture. Why are they more expensive than ice cars.
They require more copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, etc. All of those are expensive despite simpler manufacturing.
Nobody expected electric cars to be cheap. Lithium batteries are extremely expensive.