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Why electric vehicles are ‘piling up’ at dealerships, despite massive taxpayer subsidies
chathamjournal.com ^ | July 29, 2023 | By Jon Miltimore

Posted on 07/30/2023 11:01:39 AM PDT by 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.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: automotive; bidenflation; bidenrecession; dealers; electric; electricvehicle; electricvehicles; ev; evs; ford; recession; scam
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To: Boardwalk

T gator is a connected rat party member. that’s why he is always ready with op research/propaganda. It’s best not to even respond to the BS he posts.


81 posted on 07/30/2023 1:41:02 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Moltke

Ohhh. I see what you did there...


82 posted on 07/30/2023 1:43:11 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: mewzilla

Hybrid vehicle fires ranked first with 3474.5 fires per 100,000 vehicle sales (16,051 fires). Next came ICE cars with 1520.9 fires per 100,000 sales (199,533 fires). BEVs were at the very bottom of this calamity heap with only 25.1 fires per 100,000 vehicle sales (52 fires).

https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/ev-fires-not-coming-to-a-garage-near-you-statistically-speaking/#:~:text=Hybrid%20vehicle%20fires%20ranked%20first%20with%203474.5%20fires,25.1%20fires%20per%20100%2C000%20vehicle%20sales%20%2852%20fires%29.


83 posted on 07/30/2023 1:45:05 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: fhayek

Yes, you did! 😎


84 posted on 07/30/2023 1:47:07 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: TexasGator

It’s not just fires.

It’s everything associated with these damn things.

More ideas from Deep State that are so good they have to be mandated.


85 posted on 07/30/2023 1:48:01 PM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: RomanSoldier19
Along with all the other arguments about reliability and cost, is RANGE coupled with cargo capacity.

You get out of the city, when you have to load the cattle rack, haul a yearling to market, drive across the county to pick up a calf and 400 pounds of calf manna, pulling a trailer with a mower on it, with the a/c on, range starts to be an issue.

0 to 60 acceleration is not the concern. It's a PICK UP, fer god's sake.

86 posted on 07/30/2023 1:48:43 PM PDT 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: mewzilla

From your link:

To give us some perspective about the size of this issue, it is estimated that there are around 16 million electric cars on the road worldwide, and studies have identified nearly 300 EV fires globally between 2010 and 2022. Compare this with ICE vehicle fires and we find that EV vehicle fires are less common of an occurrence,


87 posted on 07/30/2023 1:48:50 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

BTW, a question: What’s the protocol for putting out an EV fire...?

If you don’t know the answer to that and know any firefighters, have a chat.

And prepare to have your ears burned.


88 posted on 07/30/2023 1:49:55 PM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: TexasGator

Then why us the NFPA having a cow about them, eh?

And why don’t we have the latest revisions to the national electrical code yet...?


89 posted on 07/30/2023 1:50:50 PM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Cash for Clunckers 3.0 coming soon...


90 posted on 07/30/2023 1:51:36 PM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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To: mewzilla

“Then why us the NFPA having a cow about them, eh?”

Only in your imagination.


91 posted on 07/30/2023 1:52:30 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: mewzilla

“”BTW, a question: What’s the protocol for putting out an EV fire...?”

posted and reposted: water


92 posted on 07/30/2023 1:54:41 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: blackdog

“The 1989 model year Fiero GT was one very bad-ass sports coupe. The brand damage had been done though and they weren’t going to save it, despite the 89 being a flawless vehicle. If you can get your hands on that last year production run, you’ve got something special.”

1988 was the last year.


93 posted on 07/30/2023 1:59:20 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: mewzilla

“What percentage of existing homes in this country have a 200A service?”

Relevance?


94 posted on 07/30/2023 2:03:03 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

So yeah, 1988.


95 posted on 07/30/2023 2:03:38 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: mewzilla

It may have been on here, but I saw an article where fire departments in Europe (I believe) are bringing open tanker trucks and have cranes to pick up the EV & submerge in water.


96 posted on 07/30/2023 2:21:36 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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To: bobbo666

the hybrid batteries are much smaller than ev batteries. which is also why on some models people just buy new packs and replace them, themselves, and the hybrid basically runs at top form again.


97 posted on 07/30/2023 2:23:46 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Oversized electric golf cart fanbois are not amused at these sort of articles.


98 posted on 07/30/2023 2:23:53 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Let's go Brandon)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Don’t worry TeslaGator and the Libtard government plan to prop them up


99 posted on 07/30/2023 2:24:11 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: TexasGator

How many is a lot? Please cite.

How many EV's do you own? Please cite.

100 posted on 07/30/2023 2:24:31 PM PDT by Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness (Jesus rides beside me, He never buys any smokes)
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