• Maëlys@slrpnk.net
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      1 year ago

      as long as the oil formation is free of charge, they could always sell at a profit

    • SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I think the general idea would be to

      1. Design a vehicle with as low a cost as possible. Maybe create a design challenge with a cash prize
      2. Have the international community (mostly the US but it’d be reasonable for other countries to be pressured for this) subsidize the cost of the vehicles so they are competitive with ICE vehicles.
      3. Infrastructure for charging and repairs. This is going to be incredibly expensive and we’d again have to look for subsidies to develop a power grid and charging stations, as well as creating local services to repair the vehicles.

      The moral motivation for subsidies lies in the fact that the west in general is that the west has profited massively via wealth and resource extraction from Africa.

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        1 year ago

        While I agree with your suggestion, the issues with car prices in general isn’t what you stated.

        Every new technology has initial high cost then it will go down over time since manufacturers have the expertise and tools to manufacture.

        Also, patents and corps greed plays a huge role. Why the heck a headlight costs over $2000? And guess what, it has 3 leds that you cannot replace if one fails.

        My sister got into a fender-bender with her 2017 Nissan X-Trail and the dealer quoted $20k. The car price brand new is $26k. The insurance ate it up.