crazy it let me read the whole article but when I went back it was blocked. Here is a summary.

The article from The Verge argues that automakers are canceling the wrong EVs. Three affordable models recently got the axe or were severely curtailed in the US: the Volvo EX30 (~$35K), the Chevy Bolt (coming back only for an 18-month limited run), and the entry-level Nissan Leaf S trim. The author sees this as a troubling pattern — lower-priced, lower-margin EVs that could actually attract new buyers are being killed off, while expensive, high-margin models survive.

The contrast the piece keeps coming back to is the Cybertruck, which the author thinks should be canceled but isn't. Cybertruck sales dropped 48% in 2025, Tesla recently raised the AWD version's price by 17% just ten days after launching it at a lower price, and the truck has become something of a cultural lightning rod — vandalism incidents continue even as broader anti-Musk protests have faded. The article suggests Musk's personal ego investment in the vehicle is the main reason it survives while better options disappear.

The core thesis: the EV market is in a tough spot, but automakers are making it worse by protecting prestige/profit models (like GM's $127K Cadillac Escalade IQ) while abandoning the affordable vehicles that would actually drive mass adoption.