[nouveau0]

This article just screams anti-EV. Jalopnik writers have a huge bias towards ICE.

> Cars are a reflection of ourselves, whether we choose to festoon them in explicit messages or not. They can show what we hope for, what we aspire to, not just how large or how modest our bank accounts are. They are how we present ourselves to our fellow human

Ya, not everyone believes that

[kortilla]

Seriously, cars are not a fashion item and anyone who thinks otherwise is speaking from a position of privilege.

[thephyber]

Sales numbers on hideous cars (eg. Pontiac Aztec) of the past say otherwise. There is absolutely some correlation between how fashionable a car is and how well it sells.

[kortilla]

Yet the Prius sold by the droves despite its “obvious hideousness” declared by reviewers at the time of its release.

[LyndsySimon]

The hideousness of the Prius was on purpose: it was visibly signaling that the owner was someone motivated by environmental concerns.