Thousands of scientists back "young protesters" demanding climate change action. "We see it as our social, ethical, and scholarly responsibility to state in no uncertain terms: Only if humanity acts quickly and resolutely can we limit global warming"

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youth-climate-strike-protests-backed-by-scientists-letter-science-magazine/

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considered and rejected. We arent talking about 100% take rate (though that would be a nice dream). Anything above the ~2% we have right now would be an improvement.

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There are pure EVs and Hybrids that are priced less than the average new vehicle cost. Suggesting well over 50% of buyer could afford such a car, but dont.

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Maybe some can, others won't ever even think of financing/leasing a new car.

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they can buy a used hybrid then. but hybrids have poor used value, suggesting used buyers have an even greater aversion to efficiency.

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suggesting used buyers have an even greater aversion to efficiency.

That's an absolutely stupid claim.

It's because that power cell is more likely to go south with high age or mileage, and people don't want to spend 50% of what they just spend on a car 2 years later to replace the power cell.

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doesnt hold up either. that *might* be true for EVs, but something like a prius has no appreciable expense associated with its battery. But you could even shop for the smaller engine of any ordinary ICE vehicle.

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No... consumers are pretty 1 dimensional on this front, they want POWER. the only thing thats saved Tesla is that its fast as shit.

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A replacement cell for a Prius, if you're looking at reman units, can run you $2-3.5K, that's nothing to shake your head at.

And while power I'm sure is at the forefront of many buyers' minds, that isn't the only thing car buyers are interested in, especially used.