[MtnClimber]

Isn’t it great having leftist politicians reengineer something that they don’t know anything about. And the auto industry seems happy to drink the kool-aid.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

We have two older vehicles, one a diesel and one a gasoline engine, and a truly fabulous local garage whose mechanics keeps them in tip-top condition. Regular maintenance and now as older folk who drive less, we will not be in the market for a new vehicle, and never for an electric vehicle. I fully expect political blowback as politicians discover that older vehicles can be kept in fine condition, and contribute to the “hesitancy” to buy EVs, recalling the “hesitancy” label applied to the “uptake” of the mRNA injections.

I wonder when "EV uptake" and "EV hesistancy" will enter the political chatter....

[Jacquerie]

<>Yesterday afternoon, Ford reported a $722 million loss on its EV business over the first three months of 2023. During that span, Ford sold 10,866 EVs, meaning it lost $66,446 on every EV it sold. <>

Fascism, the union of government and business isn't in the future. It is here.

But, we'll just keep voting and pretend it matters.

[Rural_Michigan]

EV adoption will never happen in places like Mexico. Moving south of the border is looking more attractive all the time.

[The Great RJ]

I expect in a few years US roadways will resemble those in Cuba with decades old ICE cars patched up and still running while EVs remain largely unsold.

[Nik Naym]

Keeping our old cars is not going to be a solution to this madness as there will be few if any places left to fuel up, and little if any gas available to supply those few places. If they force enough of a drop in gasoline use, the refineries will simply stop operating as it will be uneconomical.

We need to defeat these evil greenies. There is no other solution.

[allwrong57]

Ford just made their money losing EV a separate division. At least one side will still have stock value.

I’ve managed new car dealerships since 1991, and there is about 1/10 the interest in EV’s that there was last year. Just as an example dealers were selling Lightnings for MSRP plus 25-30k last year, lucky to sell one for MSRP now. I had several sold orders, I now have none for F150 Lightnings. Every one canceled.