• YungOnions@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It’s not just ICE cars that are huge. Even new EVs tend to be unnecessarily large SUVs or Sedans.

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      Very much, I drove an ID.4 as a company car for 6 months and it was such a horrible experience. Huge and just to move 1 55kg person c’mon man.

      Also drove a Tesla M3 after that and was already much better, low on the floor and felt much safer and good to drive. Would love to have an electric version of my Toyota Yaris (hybrid), its a great size for me.

      Oh even better? Cheaper public transport so I don’t have to take the car to save money!!

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        You can get all kinds of small EVs in the UK at least: Mini, Renault 5, Fiat Panda, among others, as well as the relatively shitty Vauxhall Corsa. Toyota made a bet on hydrogen engines instead of EVs, so that electric Yaris might take a while to materialize.

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      Its green and eco-friendly so i can waste as much of that extra energy as i want seems to be the attitude people have. We’ve made emissions be the spotlight of our energy crisis when the total amount of energy we use is still important, potentially even more important than just reducing emissions alone.