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by treis 1794 days ago
>. In 2019, there was little public indication of the legacy automobile manufacturers being serious about EVs.

That's just not true at all. Nissan has been selling the leaf for a decade, for starters. VW had the e-golf in 2017. Everyone else has been dabbling to some extent or another.

The problem thus far is that electric vehicles have not been profitable to manufacturer.