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Electric Vehicles Are the U.S. Auto Industry’s Future—If Dealers Can Figure Out How to Sell Them
The Wall Street Journal ^ | March 7, 2021 | Nora Naughton |

Posted on 03/07/2021 8:08:35 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Car dealer Brad Sowers is spending money to prepare for the coming wave of new electric models from General Motors Co. He is installing charging stations, upgrading service bays and retraining staff at his St. Louis-area dealership to handle the technology-packed vehicles.

But when he considers how many plug-in Chevy Bolts he sold last year—nine, out of the nearly 4,000 Chevrolets sold at his Missouri dealerships—it gives him pause.

“The consumer in the middle of America just isn’t there yet,” when it comes to switching to electric vehicles, he said, citing the long distances many of his customers drive daily and a lack of charging infrastructure outside major cities.

As auto executives and investors buzz about the coming age of the electric car, many dealers say they are struggling to square that enthusiasm with the reality today on new-car sales lots, where last year battery-powered vehicles made up fewer than 2% of U.S. auto sales.

Most consumers who come to showrooms aren’t shopping for electric cars, and with gasoline prices relatively low, even hybrid models can be a tough sell, dealers and industry analysts say.

Auto makers are moving aggressively to expand their electric-vehicle offerings with dozens of new models set to arrive in coming years. Some like GM are setting firm targets for when they plan to phase out gas-powered cars entirely.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: autonomousvehicles; chatforum; elonmusk; ev; fakenews; fastcharging; fossilfuelforever; tesla; v8powerbaby
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To: doorgunner69

“Make of that whet you will.”

Strange!


121 posted on 03/07/2021 9:47:10 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: digger48

“Not even close”

It fits your stated criteria.


122 posted on 03/07/2021 9:48:15 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator

“Present fast charging stations are 62.5 kw. ... At 900 kw an average EV would charge in seven minutes.”

So “present day” it takes over a 100 minutes to charge an average EV.
That’s more than just time to take a leak!.

Yeah, they’re coming along better than I thought when they were new. But at a higher subsidization than I thought too.


123 posted on 03/07/2021 9:49:29 PM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: TexasGator

900kw? The future??? What year 2100? I just watched a video of Tesla and their touting 350kw in the future and 400kw v4 Superchargers “beyond the future” Your 900kw chargers are a pipe dream in a distant future at best considering Tesla is at the bleeding edge and even their distant future is less than half of your 900kw number.


124 posted on 03/07/2021 9:50:05 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: MinorityRepublican

Not in my future. Guess my Ram will be my last vehicle. Even Musk says they can’t build enough solar/wind to power 100% elec cars.


125 posted on 03/07/2021 9:50:09 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: mrsmith

“But at a higher subsidization than I thought too.”

There is no subsidy for Teslas now.


126 posted on 03/07/2021 9:50:47 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator

Link me to that vehicle, please


127 posted on 03/07/2021 9:51:23 PM PST by digger48
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To: Secret Agent Man

Also arent cell phones still using up lithium and cobalt for their batteries as well? That finite resource will become scarce before long creating a total clusterf=ck


128 posted on 03/07/2021 9:51:53 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: MinorityRepublican

And it’s free. 😄🙌


129 posted on 03/07/2021 9:52:08 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: lightman
[[At least there aren’t any more “mean Tweets”./s]]

https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/067/812/556/original/33d1ca6118d0b4f0.png

130 posted on 03/07/2021 9:56:51 PM PST by Bob434
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To: TexasGator

From my first post on this thread:
“I read an article a while ago that said companies are paying huge payments to Tesla because of some “Green Credits” scheme of governments.”

Not sure how that “Green Credits” works. (And I’d never find that article now LOL!).

Subsidies are tricky: they’re best when hidden.


131 posted on 03/07/2021 9:58:18 PM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: Blue Highway

“I just watched a video of Tesla and their touting 350kw in the future and 400kw v4 Superchargers”

We already have 350 kw charging stations. Musk refers to these as ‘children’s toys compared to what he will soon roll out!

Specs for this years models have not been released yet.


132 posted on 03/07/2021 9:58:21 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Soul of the South

I can see people being forced to ration their charging. Suzie can only charge 2 days per week. Reminiscent of 1974/5 all over again.


133 posted on 03/07/2021 10:01:16 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: TexasGator

A recent article:
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32346670/other-automakers-paid-tesla-record-354-million/


134 posted on 03/07/2021 10:02:45 PM PST by mrsmith (US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: MinorityRepublican
Where are all these amps supposed to come from? Unicorn farts? Look at the morning rush hour, and calculate how many cars equals that many terawatts of power that is, every morning...

And the Left doesn't want to generate what we have, now. Hydro dams are being torn down to make way for salmon. Say the word nuclear, and Chernobyl is the next word. Bird dicers? Solar is out, since "overnight charging" has a bit of a problem. Coal? Natural gas?

The Left wants people on foot, and EVs are being sold as a back door to putting the proles back in the fields, where they belong.

135 posted on 03/07/2021 10:02:58 PM PST by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: digger48

“Link me to that vehicle, please”

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-f-150-electric-everything-we-know/

Other sources say later models will exceed.


136 posted on 03/07/2021 10:03:17 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: dinodino

or -20F during a snowstorm... Good luck staying warm...


137 posted on 03/07/2021 10:04:12 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: mrsmith

“So “present day” it takes over a 100 minutes to charge an average EV.”

Present day technology is 350 kw. Expect to see 400-450 before year-end.


138 posted on 03/07/2021 10:06:36 PM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: wattojawa

Ping to this reply


139 posted on 03/07/2021 10:09:42 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: TexasGator

I’m referring to the time spent at the pump. I can fill my 16 gallon tank from almost empty to full in less than 2 minutes. Charging an EV even a Tesla at a 350kw rate would take over an hour


140 posted on 03/07/2021 10:12:03 PM PST by Blue Highway
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