Posted on 09/18/2023 8:42:25 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
There is a theoretical, magic tipping point for adoption of electric vehicles. Once somewhere between 5 and 10 percent of new car sales are all-electric, some researchers say, huge numbers of drivers will follow. They predict that electric car sales will then soar — to 25 percent, 50 percent and eventually to close to 80 percent of new sales.
Early adopters who love shiny new technologies will be replaced by mainstream consumers just looking for a good deal.
Last year, the United States finally passed that elusive mark — 5 percent of all new cars sold in the fourth quarter were fully electric. And earlier this year, all-electric vehicles made up about 7 percent of new car sales.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Batteries suck.
ABC -—> Always Be Charging.
We are way way away from driving EVs @ 80 mph for 16 hours/day on a charge.
Jao BiXiden continues to suck.
Only the Stupids will buy...
“...some researchers say...”
Alas I wont give them my email address to be able to read the whole article. Too bad. I love good fiction writing
It was $5.29 on Friday. This afternoon it's $5.69.
In March it was $4.29.
“Early adopters who love shiny new technologies will be replaced by mainstream consumers just looking for a good deal.”
Relatively speaking they’re probably right. EVs will retain their tax credits and gasoline cars will be required to double or triple in price...until being fully outlawed.
...so, yes, EVs will be a ‘good deal’, by that standard.
Your point?
Isn’t San Diego in the state that tells its EV owners not too charge their toy electric cars because of the strain on the electric grid?
“Only the Stupids will buy...”
And mostly liberals virtue signaling.
No coincidence the solo drivers wearing a face diaper are still most frequently seen in an EV.
Dude, embrace the suck....
Calif used to be close to a Utopia [~50 yr. ago].
Now it’s just another ‘Rat urban utopia.
At 10% everyone will know someone who fell for the hype, and regrets it. Sales will fall.
In fact it appears that this is already happening, what with all the reports of the cars self-immolating, getting stranded due to cold, stranded for lack of a charging station within range, stranded due to software malfunctions, und-und-un
Ford can’t sell their vaunted electric F-150 according to expectations, and I doubt they are alone
The Press is the Enemy of the People.
Rather reminds me of the 3-D TV market.
The industry has tried 3 times in the last 60 years to bring 3-D Television to life. It would flounder for a couple of years and then disappear. It is just too clumsy for the general public to use.
I suspect similar will happen with EVs unless they can find a way to make long trips more accommodating. Hour/hours to recharge on long trips is not to viable. Also, charging stations seem very susceptible too vandalism, so will a charging station be available at the next stop?
Hooey. There was a small number of early adopters, but then reality hit hard. Now the new car lots are full of EVs that nobody is buying, because nobody else wants them.
I expect they will be soon seen with the disdain of the Ford Edsel.
Or it could be that the WaPo’s “experts” are full of crap. However unlikely that would be...
They say……..
While filling up with fossil fuel, I paid attention to the several EV charging stations available.
Half expecting to see some waiting, either at the station or inline, I observed what I did not expect.
Nothing, not one EV charging customer. For most of a half hour during what should be a prime charging time, and a large distance between cities, meaning no charging alternatives for substantial miles.
Take away?
Nobody wants to take an EV on a road trip, and a corollary..
EVs are for buzzing around town and impressing your woke friends, cars are for both around town and also road trips. Most folks know this, I learned, some lie about it.
The utilities look to EVs to power the grid under high demand circumstances. If they don’t do that, they have the ability to at least stop your car from level 2 charging.
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