schizoidman@lemmy.ml to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoFord asks suppliers for ideas to cut EV costs in an all-win-or-lose push for profitabilityelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up195
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minus-squareJakdracula@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·7 months agoUm, no. The car companies have one and only one philosophy: to sell cars for profit.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-27 months agoSeems they’re having an issue selling EVs for profit though. Why do you believe that is the case?
minus-squarecredo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-27 months ago How about do the right thing and not do it for a profit. […] Seems they’re having an issue selling EVs for profit though. I think your logic unit is broken.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoIf a car company in capitalist America is unable to create and sell EVs for profit, should we cease all EV production? Should we give up on the goal of reducing combustion engine vehicles?
minus-squarecredo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoPerhaps you should sell all your stuff, create a car company, and sell cars at a loss? I’m not a capitalist, I don’t have anything to sell. No shit.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoYou failed to answer the question. Why do you believe that Ford is not selling EVs for a profit? Did you read the article?
Um, no. The car companies have one and only one philosophy: to sell cars for profit.
Seems they’re having an issue selling EVs for profit though.
Why do you believe that is the case?
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I think your logic unit is broken.
If a car company in capitalist America is unable to create and sell EVs for profit, should we cease all EV production? Should we give up on the goal of reducing combustion engine vehicles?
Perhaps you should sell all your stuff, create a car company, and sell cars at a loss?
No shit.
You failed to answer the question.
Why do you believe that Ford is not selling EVs for a profit? Did you read the article?