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Snubbed by Tesla, Mexican government pledges to create its own small, affordable electric car (apnews.com)

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Something people don't consider is that lighter cars can have better ranges with smaller batteries. That also means it doesn't take as long to charge the batteries when you stop somewhere for lunch. The Aptera is the only EV that's light enough to get away with pure solar charging for most use cases. An aluminum beetle with solar covering the roof might be close as well.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

That would be sick, and I could probably drop my mileage needs to 100-150 if solar charging is effective. I basically just need to get to/from work in the winter, and our winters tend to have pretty clear skies unless there's a storm (in which case I'd WFH).

Some inexpensive options would get more people interested in EVs.