Why electric vehicles are ‘piling up’ at dealerships, despite massive taxpayer subsidies

chathamjournal.com ^ | July 29, 2023 | By Jon Miltimore

[RomanSoldier19]

Ford Motor recently announced it is slashing prices on its F-150 Lightning, an electric vehicle the company rolled out in 2021.

The Lightning now carries a suggested retail price of $49,995, about $10,000 lower than its previous recommended price tag ($59,974), a reduction the company says is possible because of lower “battery raw material costs and continued work on scaling production and cost.”

It’s certainly possible that reduced overhead from battery minerals and production costs played a role in Ford’s decision to trim its price tag by nearly 20 percent, but that may be only half the story.

Several reports show EVs are not exactly flying off dealership lots. In fact, there’s a glut of them.

[EBH]

The follies of a bankrupt nation.

[Sirius Lee]

EVs are so stupid and crappy that the government is trying to mandate them.

[alstewartfan]

LOL. Too late. He is already on the hood of my car.....One day his visage in a tucked bikini will adorn every fighter plane in America.

[Nifty]

I think this technology is at least a decade away of being practical. I looked seriously at one and can’t justify the cost. The range sux. And if you put as many miles each year on a car as I do, there isn’t always a charging station like a gas station and then you have to wait to charge. But the whole fuel economy thing - I wouldn’t save enough in gas to justify the price. Resale sux too, because used EVs have less range. I could go on and on but it’s just not practical.

[bert]

Meanwhile, 2 million Tesla cybertrucks are on order

[NWFree]

And they look weird and ugly

[NWFree]

Like a Pontiac Aztec or whatever that monstrosity was

[Elsie]

Every time I see scores of cordless tools discarded because the battery is shot and replacing the battery is about as expensive as the tool...

So YOU are the one that has been rooting around in my garage!!!

[Elsie]

I couldn’t bring myself to buy what I perceive to be a “disposable” car.

Why not?

How many tv - radio repair shops are in your neighborhood?

[Elsie]

indeed!