European manufacturers have refused for too long to make cheap electric cars.
In addition, the price of cars has skyrocketed too much in 5 years, something they are trying to get around with LOAs and their LLDs but this will not last forever, people will realize the scam little by little (especially when they will return the car and will have 2000€ to pay for a scratch…).
They have been for too long with a financial perspective of rapid return on investment because that is not normally the case in a long-term industry.
They arrive with a Renault 5 which has a price too high for many budgets.
In the end, this story of an electric car imposed with bonuses, penalties and bans (ZFE and co), all decided by well-placed people without asking anything from the people, clearly shows the current state of our democracies.
In short, democracies are currently outdated and the transition from thermal to electric is a good example.
I would like to point out that I have an electric car that I am very happy with (a French one, dude) but I see more and more people around me who are going to Toyota because cars cost an arm and a leg, they want them to are as reliable as possible.
Yes, if it costs 35,000 instead of 20,000 like it did 5 years ago, you're looking for a brand that you'll keep twice as long…
Hadn’t our little financial geniuses thought about it?
