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Why EVs are now almost as cheap as gas cars | New electric car prices dropped $2,000 in the U.S. last month, bringing EVs close to price parity with gas-powered cars.

Of course, part of the reason EV prices are plunging is that consumers are not buying them as fast as dealers and automakers expected.

“consumers can not afford them.” - fixed it for ya. IMO a better way to express this analysis would be to say that expected MSRP was set too high and market is now correcting to increase demand. Place the blame on auto execs for setting the prices way too high instead of saying the people are just not wanting them.

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U.S. delivers all promised M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

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They got sent not just M1 Abrams tanks but the M1A2 SEP (think of adding a pretty extreme luxury package to your favorite car). It’s an important distinction because many items go from mechanical to touch screen for the driver, gunner, and TC. The mechanics will have some extra work to do but the operators will have a LOT of perks. Lots of get-up-and-go in those things + improved optics and interfaces all around. I operated one of these tracked beauties in the 00s. Had a fun time every time I got to drive/load/gun. It’s a solid improvement for sure.

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