the US is "a glaring exception among wealthy countries" on nearly every metric, because we're the only wealthy country that lets the wealthy decide how to run the country. we're the only wealthy country that has decided the not-wealthy are fodder for the meat grinder of unfettered capitalism, that has been systematically destroying the social safety net & the entire social contract so that billionaires can fill another wine cellar with $100,000 bottles of wine.

so most suicides are by gun, and eliminating the means reduces the suicide rate, so what are we doing? sealing up bridges and rooftops. of course.

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oh, so actually you DO know where they are and you DO have a way of getting them, and the bare minimum effort actually works, what a shocker

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holy fuck, YOU HAVE TO MAKE THEM CHEAPER. Biden's having to roll back his emissions goals bc nobody's buying EVs bc WE CAN'T FUCKING AFFORD THEM. we don't need more luxury-priced EVs, we need EVs that are cheaper than a used gas-powered car.

@dietotaku The charging infostructure and distance between charges is not there yet and battery replacement ( a certainty) makes an engine rebuild seem like a bargain.

@MidnightRider the battery is most of the cost of an EV so if they can make that cheaper that will automatically make the whole car cheaper. also I'm not sure how many people are traveling more than 50 miles a day, I mean it's not like we're a bunch of long-haul truckers...

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My son swears by his RAV EV hybrid. And says same thing about battery.

@LnzyHou @dietotaku Right now a hybrid is the way to go. My friend is a Toyota master tech, he replaced his Prius batter pack himself, what a Mickey Mouse arrangement of single cells that car has.

@MidnightRider @LnzyHou the hard part is finding a hybrid that plugs in so it counts for the tax credit