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Volkswagen seeks to counter rivals with budget EV model

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144 points herbertl | 1 comments | 06 Mar 25 00:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.272s | source
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kcb ◴[06 Mar 25 00:48 UTC] No.43274788[source]▶
Sounds like the US needs to target it with tariffs quick. Surely it will be better for our economy to ensure the survival of a couple zombie automakers than it would be to bring accessible EVs to all.
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throwaway48476 ◴[06 Mar 25 00:58 UTC] No.43274861[source]▶
It's too small for the US market. EU vehicles are on average much smaller.
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smcleod[dead post] ◴[06 Mar 25 01:00 UTC] No.43274874[source]▶
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jdminhbg ◴[06 Mar 25 01:01 UTC] No.43274884[source]▶
No, American cars have no part called a 'boot.'
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1. dylan604 ◴[06 Mar 25 01:06 UTC] No.43274932[source]▶
Junk in the boot, just don't have the same ring to it