Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson blamed for slow electric car sales : nottheonion

[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I wish I had enough money to afford to buy a new car, I probably wouldn't do it because affordable would still mean living paycheck to paycheck. Not sure why I would want a second mortgage on something that depreciates that quickly.

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[–] bort@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

It's cute how they blame Rowan Atkinson, when we all know who's fault this really is... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkrcxLgHn-w

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Public figures should be held accountable for false statements.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Mr Bean made me buy a Morris Mini

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

I'm not one to side with a bigot, but this is just pathetic.. He makes perfectly valid points, if EV manufacturers want to prove him wrong, maybe they should be doing a better job (or admitting that shifting from one type of car to another isn't the solution to all of our problems, but simply a way for the auto industry to continue to make profits off of "solutions" to the destruction they've had a massive part in creating).

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[+] sagrotan@lemmy.world -12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Many people I know actually are back on fossil fuel cars, just because no one has the time to wait for hours till they're loaded again, sadly there's no battery quick change system around. And till then, I haven't got the time either. That's just the reality, I cannot afford to lose any more customers just because we're not there on time.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago

Don't know why it should be so downvoted - the problem is real. Battery swaps, if properly implemented, could be an amazing solution. Or we have to better figure out fuel cell technology to improve conversion efficiency.

I understand the general policy is "it's a worthy sacrifice", but many people just really won't be able to accept such drawback, either due to packed schedule combined with requirement for personal transportation or yes, simply because it's heavily inconvenient.

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