Ha ha. At least a gasoline fire can be extinguished. 
Posted on 12/06/2025 2:44:27 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
The car world is taking a long look at its EV offerings as major brands decide to kill off some of the very models that, just a few years ago, were touted as the way forward for automakers. With a new administration, slashed tax incentives for EVs, and wonky pricing, tariffs, and inflation, some surprising cuts are being made.
Checking in on the state of EVs with Art Wheaton, automotive expert and director of labor studies at Cornell University ILR School in Buffalo, New York, he confirmed in a recent call, “It’s a brutal market. And the current administration isn’t helping.”
It’s no surprise then that we need a “Delayed, But Not Dead” category, which isn’t the best way to kick off a new model. The Kia EV4 was expected in the U.S. in early 2026 as an electric sedan. But that’s been delayed, it appears, indefinitely, at least stateside. A hatchback version is going ahead in Europe and other markets. Polestar’s next electric sports car was supposed to arrive in 2026. The Polestar 6 convertible is throwing off the numerical order of things with a delay until 2028 or later, which means the Polestar 7 SUV could beat it to market.
For 2026 look for changes to the Dodge Charger Daytona electric muscle car and Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck. While not definitive nails in the coffin, the trim changes (the Charger’s base R/T trim is no longer and the Lightning is doing away with the base XLT trim for the pricier STX) and shifting lineups for both EVs aren’t healthy indicators. There are loud whispers about the end of the Lightning in favor of a cheaper, smaller electric truck from Ford. The Lightning STX starts at more than $63,000.
Then there’s Tesla’s Cybertruck, which is still hanging on despite terrible sales, ratings and recalls. But as Wheaton said, “The Cybertruck is Dead On Arrival, it’s just waiting to get phased out.”
While those cars are in a zombie-limbo state, here’s this year’s EV graveyard of discontinued cars...
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Higher Frequency for Gas: Gas cars are more prone to fires, with rates thousands per 100,000 vehicles sold, versus dozens for EVs,
https://www.google.com/search?q=garage+fires+ev+versus+gas+cars
People are not buying lemons if the taxpayer doesn’t pay part of the bill.
Slightly OT but I wonder how Amazon is liking those EV delivery vans you see everywhere. The other day I noticed “Powered by Rivian” stamped on one of them, so I guess Rivian must be building the chassis or at least the drivetrain. The delivery scenario where you’re never far from home base might be one where EV works.
Around my parts, last week. But the media still does a good job of not digging too deep to ascertain the cause of many of the suspicious fires that always seem to start in the garage area. I guess they are down with the green agenda like some geniuses here.
Ha ha. At least a gasoline fire can be extinguished.
The upside to putting out a fire for an ICE vehicle is that it’s considerably cheaper and easier than an EV fire.
Focus. If only America's increasingly monopolistic federal government could be broken up into 50 independent economic competitors, each specializing in their geographic advantages. That would be revolutionary.
😭. NOT! 😂👍
jealousy of what poofter?
Go cruising the local high school in that goofy Ford, might pick up some young dudes.
These manufacturers are so behind the times, I’ve test driven BYD’s all electric and hybrid vehicles. They’re something else luxury wise and way better turn ratio than the Tesla. I’ve rented some lovely Audi hybrids as well, but these basic models no one wants unless they’re mini smart cars for under $10,000
because all the tyrants surrounding that vegetable fjb are climate fac$it$
Yes. And have the federal government only in charge of national defense, currency, the post office…like the founders envisioned
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