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Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds (thedriven.io)
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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's crazy to me how big General Motors is and yet they have zero presence in the UK.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

Yup, they tried, failed, and said "Yeah, nah." Wild.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Same here - Massachusetts is one of the few parts of US not all in on trucks: you still see a lot of cars also. We also have the stereotype of frugality, buying something that lasts. Two strikes against GM, mostly in favor of Toyota but sometimes it seems like even little Subaru is more common than GM