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[โ€“] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They use this same tactic over and over and I find it surprising that more people don't immediately recognize what they're doing.

[โ€“] Grimy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I guess it's just more enticing than "maximise profits for the few even if it means the planet dying". All western auto makers can get squeezed for all I care. I'd buy their products, but they spent a decade sabotaging it and making sure it keeps spewing poison.

I have no pity for toxic companies that fought tooth and nail against EV development. The tactic works because it's taking advantage of a broken system.