Fires at 3 large “chip” factories overseas really screwed up both the new, then used vehicle USA markets.

Cavanna failure latest victim, but there will be others.

Change in subsidies for new EVs based on where lithium. battery factories are, and what countries supply basic materials
latest multi billion $ worldwide issue.

Is it really a good business practice for any road vehicle to get some taxpayer subsidy?

Cash for Clunkers and deliberately freezing up a running engine.

Present day laws make Cash/Clunkers look like loose pocket change

But the deepest hidden $ issue is:
What MPG would current vehicles get if emissions laws did not exist?

Another deeply hidden issue:
what would the tailpipe emissions be of a vehicle engineered for maximum fuel economy only?