European politicians and the media are pressuring car manufacturers to switch to electric cars. We are seeing a lot of them now where we live. They would not exist without government subsidies. Why? Because just the electric car battery costs as much as a cheap car, typically weighs over a thousand pounds and most do not store as much energy as contained in a couple of gallons of gas. It is not that hard to understand... batteries are still a very inefficient energy storage medium compared to gasoline or diesel. Electric cars are a non-solution to a problem (global warming) that does not exist.
They will start to disappear as soon as the world enters into an undeniable cyclic cooling trend that by many indications is already starting. I wouldn’t hold my breath however, because we are about to witness who the real “climate deniers” are. A cooling climate has always been a far greater threat to humanity than a warming climate. We will witness early snows, crop failures, and frozen orange groves in Florida for years before the media stops fawning over every string of sunny days in Arizona.
They would not exist without government subsidies.
Note that the subsides are for the first 200,000 cars.
Both Tesla and GM are phasing out, gone in 2020.
New EVs have a large premium over ICE, but they are gaining.
In Europe, you can purchase a new RAY-NO (Renault) without a battery! Then rent /lease the battery!
For a commuter/city car it’s a good idea, at a lower price point. And prices are declining.
The climate stuff is BS!