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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • They cannot.

    EU safety rules specifically forbid sharp edges (kudos to the visionary who thought about including that one…).

    Additionally, it’s weight is absolutely ridiculous, to the point that you cannot drive it with a standard B licence (you need at least C1, which requires specific classes and written + driving exams).

    Not to mention, many streets simply cannot accommodate a car so large, and there’s zero parking space for such a monstrosity in most city centers…

    Edit: actually I’m not sure if Iceland included these specific EU rules, so maybe they can actually sell it there?..



  • ByteJunk@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule
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    15 days ago

    I agree with the sentiment, but my experience of capitalism is that it would not cause reduction in resource exploitation. The reduced cost because of lower demand would just make it profitable to some other industry instead, who would use up the supply.

    In some cases, you can even have the government intervene, like subsidizing production to avoid loss of jobs.

    It’s really a grab all you can world out there :(