Posted on 01/08/2022 12:48:38 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
See the full 20 page report here https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Consumer-Business/us-2022-global-automotive-consumer-study-global-focus-final.pdf
Dumb libtards will take up the slack 🤪
Forcing technology on us that is not ready for prime time....
If the comparison is China or South Korea, then ‘yes’ the EV is attractive as an alternative to a motorscooter. Here in the US they are proposing electric pickup trucks for 80 - 90K. Can’t imagine financing that.
In IT these H-1B whores are known as Toilette and Douche.
Mercedes has a commercial that says the future is wonderful with an electric car and absolutely no other traffic but you 🤪
Not interested in an electric car.....I like stability and electric companies are always going down in storms and blackouts. These charge stations will as well.
Gas powered used pickups are never going to depreciate. if you can get one do it.
Also, ensure the EV owners are responsible for funding all of the CHARGING STATIONS.
If I lives in the city I would consider one BUT I WILL NEVER LIVE IN A CITY.
I’m well aware.
We have two vehicles. A 2001 F150 4x4 and a 2005 Ford Focus. Paid a few grand for each. Will I be able to buy a used EV for a few grand?
Electric cars have their uses, but mandating them for everything is like using a square peg in a round hole.
remember when they banned incandescent bulbs and mandated the horrible mercury laden florescent tubes ?
Even if they had not we would be using Led bulbs today, and it created a toxic nightmare. fortunately Trump rescinded the ban on incandescent bulbs as the led ones dont work with my lava lamps or keep the chickens warm
I want a vehicle for towing and hauling in northern climes. That isn’t an EV any way you slice it.
My 2007 f150 is a basket case but it gets me and the dogs around. The wife however requires better transportation.
Just bought a big ol gas guzzlin Chevy 2500 with a 6.6ltr power plant.
Gotta great price on it right about the time the supply chain issued started.
I hope I run this one as long as my 2005 chevy 1500 Silverado. Just crossed 300K. Engine rebuilt at 224K. Been one heck of a truck and she’z still goin.
“only about five percent of Americans expect their next vehicle will be a fully-electric, battery-fueled machine.”
That’s pretty astounding considering that some companies like GM are essentially going “all in” on EVs. Imagine betting the farm on a product that only 1 out of 20 buyers seems genuinely interested in. Now, the people at GM would probably tell you that they expect consumers to come around to the idea on things really take off, and maybe that’s true to some extent, but can you really expand 5% to 70-80% that quickly? I’m skeptical
If an EV becomes available at a cost no more than 20% over a standard auto and in which I can make an 800 mile highway trip in less than 12 hours - including stops for refueling/charging.
Range limitations aren’t the problem, it’s the multi-hour delay for recharging that’s the problem.
Especially if everybody will be charging at the same time. It would be trivial to program a car to not accept a charge at certain times, or if the powers-that-be determine that you've driven enough for a certain period of time.
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