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If new-car ownership becomes something only for the rich, and only because automakers collude and constrain production, that would suck.
But also, maybe we'd finally get serious about sustainable modes? [Nah, we'd just give out more subsidies.]
@bikepedantic I'm hoping this pushes more people towards micromobility solutions. Given that vehicles are growing but urban parking spaces aren't (and parking minimums are shrinking or going away) at least the urban population is being steered towards bikes and scooters.
Anyway, i expect that the collusion will collapse the minute someone decides to drink everyone else's milkshake and ramp up production on a people's car. As someone who has actually said the unthinkable-pre-2020 words, "I really like the new Hyundai hatchback, but i can't afford it," i hope it's them.
But even more than that, i hope that maybe we get better carsharing in cities in the short term?