Posted on 07/28/2023 12:12:29 PM PDT by Red Badger
EVs may be perfect for the dopes that live inside the DC beltway but get away from there or travel from there any distance and the EV’s shortcomings become crystal clear.
Remember, each one of those POS is garnering a tax credit also.
Lastly, they are putting out of work a good number of assemblers. For instance, they have far fewer parts.
Anyway, I don’t play golf so I don’t need a 50+K golf cart.
LOL! I guess the 25 lie went up in smoke.
I read with all the govt subsidies available in parts of California, you can buy a new $40,000 Tesla for 13 grand. So no wonder they’re a good seller in that state.
https://electrek.co/2023/07/24/brand-new-tesla-model-3-less-than-14000-california/
Wait until the super cheap Chinese EVs arrive - they can’t even give them away in China.
They won’t qualify for the govt subsidies, so I doubt they economics will favor importing them.
They have miles and miles with blocks of 10,000 on each lot.
Cost of shipping, plus dealer mark up, so call it an even $5,000 each.
See article on today’s FR.
You mean its only car, right?
There are so many variables to each person's needs, including driving on trips. Our EV works fine for us, including trips. But they should be a free market thing.
In the year we've owned our EV in Alabama we've taken it on trips to Texas (600 mile one way) and back, Florida (270 miles) and back, Louisiana (350 miles) and back, East Tennessee (150 miles) and back, etc. without once having to wait in line for a charger. But admittedly this is probably an ideal location and may not work as well in other regions.
One reason this is an ideal location is the eastern portion of the U.S. is densely populated enough to have more chargers than probably Wyoming or West Texas or such. So just about any trip we'd make that's close enough to not fly is probably a trip that'd have plenty of chargers. Another reason is that here in the south we don't get the cold winters that reduce range. Another thing that's good about an EV in Alabama is that most EV owners here live in homes and charge at home. Therefore, the road-side chargers aren't being used by locals who live in apartments. Therefore, the road-side chargers we use on our trips don't have waiting lines like the road-chargers in urban areas (where local apartment renting EV owners have to charge along with the travelers). Imagine how few people would be at your local gas station if the only people there were the out-of-towners because the locals could fill up at home. That's what it's like at the EV charging stations we've been at on trips in the southeast, at least so far. I'm sure that's not the case for some areas.
That’s funny.
I’ll never buy one.
I’ll pick up an old pre-1974 vehicle… I’ll fix it up and drive it till the wheels fall off. Then I’ll fix it up and drive it some more.
People don’t want EVs.
PEOPLE WANT GAS ENGINE CARS.
This is easy to figure out.
When you want a reliable car, you buy a Toyota or Honda.
When you want a reliable EV, you get a Tesla.
When you want to a car w problems, you buy something from Detroit.
When you want a care with LOTS of problems, you get an EV from Detroit.
Well, could be because it's an ugly car that looks nothing like a Mustang.
As we have talked about before - they are not ready for primetime - one day they may very well be. But that time is not now. They are impractical - long times for recharging as opposed to refueling, dangerous batteries prone to catch fire, the batteries are extraordinarily expensive to replace when needed, and sometimes cannot be replaced at all due to lack of standardization in the industry for these types of batteries.
The subsidies need to be eliminated and allow them to go back to normal research and development with an eye towards them being able to stand on their own reaching economies of scale, practicality to consumers, etc.
It’s ironic that the effort to hike gas prices to encourage Americans to buy EVs caused the inflation that made EV prices too high to purchase. Next they will hire 80,000 thugs to go around and arrest people who haven’t bought an EV—anything for the Climate Change God.
Use chains.
Where can we get some of this "capitalism" where the consumer decides what is best for him or her? I count on our government to tell me what is best for me. Maybe the government can help me sort out the 549 different types of toothpaste at the market.
“...and it’s not safe from theft keeping them outside”.
You have come up with a solution to a problem.
Because democrats are assholes and don’t deserve The United States of America.
How long until EV owners are calling for the the forgiveness of their auto loans? The notion is too absurd to ignore.
I think you know what I mean.
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