alt Hacker NewsIt's simplistic to say that the US car market is "regulated out of existence".
Consider how huge trucks that mow down children because they can't even be seen over the hood are unregulated, even incentivised. (1)
Wrong regulation, maybe. But not merely "too much regulation".
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36480122
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/americas-cars-trucks-ar...
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popu...
You are right of course. I was being flip. There are multiple reasons it is no longer profitable for car companies to make small trucks. CAFE regs are part of that.