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Would love to be able to find a new car to buy at a reasonable price.

I think that era's ending.

I guess the benefit, if there is one, is that expensive ICE cars make electric cars look less crazy-expensive than they did before.

Massive implications if so.

I'm hoping it helps the transition to other forms of transportation. The US has hamstrung itself to being dependent on foreign autos and oil for nearly all necessary transportation.

The US has hamstrung itself because it won’t invest in domestic energy production, whether it’s lithium and nickel mines for electric battery production, or oil and gas production.

An example of how some dealers see the situation:

A friend went shopping for new/reasonable car, and the Toyota dealer told them “See you in a few years!”

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