haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 11 months agoElectric Cars Aren't Affordable Because America's Workforce Is Underpaidjalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up125file-textcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
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minus-squareatyazlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months 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-up3·11 months agoThey require more copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, etc. All of those are expensive despite simpler manufacturing.
minus-squareghariksforge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months 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.