its less about the subsidies and more that budget buyers in the U.S in particular are very picky buyers.

while the federal/state EV tax credits, you can get vehicles like the Chevy Bolt for 20-22k. regardless the car still isnt that popular (meaning theres something specific about the car that buyers dont want).

for those buying used cars, theres not mamy reasons why someone would buy a say new 18k-20k EV that had many cuts in design vs an older premium EV. Used 2016 Model S for example can be found near 16k. its a new cheap car vs used premium car debate

this places a burden any any auto maker trying to make a budget car, because in order for it to sell well, they need to have razor thin margins, and sell a lot. failure to do so would spell the end of your compamy due to how many you produced.

for some of the vehicles its due to car saftey regulations, so modifications are needed to legally be sold in some regions. the regulations on vehicles in china are less strict than some other countries.

you can theoretically attach it to anything that has an outward API useable by developers. for an ultra basic example, it likely wouldnt be hard to tie it to a controller rumble API

i mean they could look up Echidna Dick

drugs and alcohol abuse isn’t just limited to pizza chefs, but chefs in general

and U.S slavery isnt even the biggest portion of slavery, its just the most shown due to hollywood. Slavery elsewhere (carribeans, south america) as a much more brutal and underrepresented portion of history in the Americas.

the centralized login method is easier for people outside of your network to use your content. thats kinda the main draw if you are willing to sacrifice that level of privacy

sausage, eggs, double serving of hash browns, either oj or coffee depending on mood.

the problem is aleays some person in marketing who tries to follow trends. For a good laugh, watch Derbauers recent video from computex about AI products and how many “AI” products were at the show.

while i am a proponent that different brands of water is different and there is a difference in taste, ill never defend overpriced water.

like you arent going to give me a bottle of arrowhead water.

because hydrogen is a storage problem. Toyota is waiting and expecting government to build the infrastructure when its supposed to be pushing for the interest in it themselves.

the major reason why EVs won was the Tesla charging network, and unless Toyota is commited to investing in the equivalent to it, its not going anywhere. the biggest reason is EVs being able to be charged at home, something the current infrastructure of hydrogen lacks.

i didnt say it was not egregious

this generation is odd because the effects of covid are still being felt.

the price of the burger reletive to other chains isnt as egrigious. the price increase is mostly in the cost of the fries and drink which have inflated.

i learned about it when i had to compare burger and burger combos from various joints in my area.

the PS5 also has reletively low game ownership rate, so the hours on PS5 are either games given for free/part of subscription, or free to play.

you would upgrade the processor by upgrading the mainboard (cpu+mobo+heatsink) as a single item. module is used because there are a lot of parts on a framework that can be individually changed (usb ports, screen, battery, webcam, speakers, hinges, bezels)

ofc its one, but that can be said about a lot of resources. the latter was already mentioned which is why i didnt mention it.

theres only two temporary reasons. 1. the environmental reason is less the gas vs battery situation, but more the EVs are heavy, and the biggest pollutant are car tires. this tied with US consumer obsession of SUV sized vehicles dont help.

the other is not all places have an equivalent “gas tax” which is used for road maintainance usually for EVs since, well they dont use gas.

both fixable problems but can be considered a problem

bots evolving by projection, and you know what projects, MACHINES. its been in front of us all along.

because unlike lemmy where its usually about following topics, twitter is about following people, and migration requires said people who theyre following to also migrate