Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

The Associated Press ^ | June 4, 2024 | BY MATTHEW DALY AND LINLEY SANDERS

[LS]

I predict EVs will be essentially DeLoreans by 2030, owned as gimmicks by a few.

[dfwgator]

I predict EVs will be essentially DeLoreans by 2030,

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1.21 Gigawatts!?!?!

[central_va]

About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an EV the next time they buy a car...

LOL!!!

[rlmorel]

I think this is one of the sexiest cars I have seen:

It is an electric Mustang, made by a company that specializes in this. It has phenomenal 0-60 IIRC, but can only go 200 miles. Or less.

But my MG Midget I owned decades ago could only go 180-220 miles on a tank of gas. However, if I got low on gas, I could usually find a gas station. (except during the gas crisis of 1978)

I am fully on board with people who can buy them, but I am enraged that I have to pay for toys other people own.

[mewzilla]

Almost half of the existing homes in the US still have 6OA electrical service.

Those folks likely won’t be buying EVs anytime soon, will they...

[rlmorel]

I wonder if that guy purchased his car without applying for the $7500 rebate of taxpayer money.

[rlmorel]

I drove through Washington DC on a cross-country journey back in March, and I was astonished by the number of Teslas in Northern Virginia around the city.

[rlmorel]

If I had enough money, I would absolutely buy that car, even if it could only be driven to car shows at the local ice cream place on Saturday nights!

Not even kidding a little bit.

My point is, I do understand the draw of the advantages.

[central_va]

I wonder if they will make an after market flux capacitor for EVs?

[HartleyMBaldwin]

the story of the monkey’s paw... it granted wishes, but after the three you had to sell it for less than you bought it... or you would be stuck with the bad luck that it brought afterwards

You might be conflating two different stories here: The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs, and The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson.

[gitmo]

A new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency requires that about 56% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2032,

And what will they do if less than 56% of new vehicle sales are electric? Will they fine the dealers because people wouldn't buy the EVs?

[snoringbear]

Yeh, they’re basically a throwaway item. Battery pack replacement will be a major cost perhaps as much as half of the purchase price of a new car.

[Jim Robinson]

NSS

[Metrobank]

They want everyone to buy EV’s which will take down the electric grid or they can turn off the grid thus forcing everyone to stay home. See how that works? Its about control not the environment.

[ByteMercenary]

“... still shying away ...”

No shiite Sherlock - I won’t even park next to one ..

[teeman8r]

i think i saw it on an old night gallery show... to be honest...

hehehe

but conflagerating is what i do.

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[catnipman]

the statistic that matters the most is the percentage of folks who own an EV who are definitely planning on buying another one ...

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Must not have been one of the few Night Gallery episodes I watched. The old short stories were really good; I remember being scared by them when I read them as a kid.

[teeman8r]

they did make you think, but today is all shock and awe...

t

[Texas Fossil]

Totally agree. Li ion batteries are great in a flashlight, never leave them floating charge.

They do fail, and it is because of overheating during charge or discharge cycle.

But if one shorts in the bank there is no way for the system to know which cell is causing it. Disaster.