The EV craze is butting up against limited demand, and it's forcing General Motors to bring back hybrids in an almost total about-face.

GM Reverses All-In EV Strategy to Bring Back Plug-In Hybrids::The EV craze is butting up against limited demand, and it’s forcing General Motors to bring back hybrids in an almost total about-face.

  • phoneymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    11 months ago

    It’s nice that the option exists, but why does it need to look like that? Between that and the BMW i3, why do EVs need to look like a bean?

    • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Aerodynamics dictates shape. It’s not just EVs. Stuff in that size range tends to have that bean shape, like the Mazda2, Smart4two, or Fiat 500.

    • DanglingFury@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Americans buy crossovers, so they make ot look like a crossover. Small is efficient, so Americans get the beans