@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoElon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of rangeelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down129
arrow-up1370arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of rangeelectrek.co@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-square@barsquid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•7 months agoI agree with you but I am cynical that letters expressing what constituents want will be heard above the cash registers ringing from taking in lobbyists’ donations.
minus-squareBizarrolandlinkfedilink5•7 months agoReminder that the people most affected by this would be the kind of people who can afford a $100,000 vehicle. And the stingiest people on the planet are the rich. I don’t think it would be too crazy to rely on that to help draft pro consumer legislation.
I agree with you but I am cynical that letters expressing what constituents want will be heard above the cash registers ringing from taking in lobbyists’ donations.
Reminder that the people most affected by this would be the kind of people who can afford a $100,000 vehicle.
And the stingiest people on the planet are the rich.
I don’t think it would be too crazy to rely on that to help draft pro consumer legislation.