Unless severely coerced,most consumers will not buy or rely on electric vehicles. Why? 1) Limited range 2) Doubtful all weather reliability 3) Inordinate amount of down time during recharging 4) Rapid depreciation and poor resale value.5) Hugely expensive
was my understanding they were fully targeting commercial fleet market, not the consumer market.
That market can make sense to have electric/commuter vehicles if the numbers work out.
7. It doesn’t represent enough of an improvement for your average consumer to try something new.
Better hone our gas engine skills. Well until Exxon quits making gas, blah, blah, blah. Seems like most of the major auto dealers are headed for the wall socket. Fidiots.
CarEdge: “If these numbers hold up, that would give the (Tesla) Model 3 the highest residual values of any passenger car that we follow (over 300 models), and rate right up there with pick-up trucks, who are known for having great resale values. In contrast, the average popular (non-luxury) vehicle retains 62% of its value after 3 years, giving the Model 3 a sizeable advantage over just about everything.”
If you happen to listen to any stations from Europe, you’ll notice they’re pushing EVs quite a bit in ads these days.
On the contrary: customers buying, and indicating intention to buy, EVs is rising fast. While certainly not for everyone in all circumstances, they do well in most common cases.
Why?
1) sufficient range - few drive over 200 miles daily, and 300-500 mi range vehicles are done for most longer trips. Few drivers cover >1000 miles in a day.
2) performance in most weather in most of the country is fine. Yes there are substantial extremes, but you have options.
3) for most, charging downtime is overnight - it’s fully powered by morning, daily. The time saved being “topped off” nightly (not having to be driven to a station _every_time_ power-up is needed) more than makes up for the occasional inconvenience.
4) resale value is increasing & stabilizing, as tech improves and longevity rapidly passes gas cars (~300 moving parts vs 5000).
5) while initial price excess gas alternatives, the savings in buying electricity instead of gas can pay for the vehicle - it’s practically free.
Most arguments against EVs are either outright obsolete or rapidly diminishing toward solved. Try to keep up.
I don’t understand this electric thing at all. The vehicle weigh more so it takes more energy to move them around. Batteries are a horrible thing to recycle. Replace them every 3 yrs???? That is gonna hurt your pocket book. Heavier vehicles do more road damage.
You have to use coal or nuclear power to produce enough to recharge all these vehicles so what are you gaining? It takes a 40 lb battery to produce the same energy as 6 ounces of gasoline.