Ping.
“consumer demand for EVs hasn’t shown up in the way executives had expected”
I still find it incredible that auto manufacturers went all in on something that was obviously horribly flawed.
Toyota is the only one that kept reality in focus.
So unexpected. /sarc
Tesla and Polestar: still the finest driving cars I’ve ever rented
glorified golf carts.
Buyers remorse will hit hard when the batteries in these electric carts have to be replaced.
Nothing new, first electric cars were built before the Model T. They didn’t last then, not going to last now...
Good.
EVs depreciate faster than they accelerate. Only a complete fool would buy a Ford or GM EV. Virtue signaling elites buy Teslas.
I figure that everybody who intended to buy EVs already did; so where’s the demand going to come from?
It’s all downhill from here. The other shoe to drop? That would be how to dispose of all that toxicity.
Why would people not be buying electric cars? Let us count the ways:
1. They tend to run about $10,000 more than a similar standard car.
2. They can spontaneously ignite. Once ignited, they are very difficult to put out.
3. Per no. 2, insurance companies are raising rates on EV’s. What would be a simple fender-bender in a gas car, can be a totaled car in an EV because a little damage to the battery pack can be very costly.
4. They may be fine for tooling around town, to the store, etc. but they are a problem for cross-country travel. Charging stations are few and far between.
5. Clearly, the more people who own them, the more no.4 is a problem. See recent incident with Jennifer Granholm demonstrating “how easy it is” to travel and recharge. (Her people went ahead and blocked out a charging station from users in line, so she could arrive and charge immediately).
6. Replacement batteries tend to cost about half the price of the car.
7. Some very extensive infrastructure changes (some say impossible) are needed to make them truly functional and practical.
8. Because of the batteries, EV’s are much heavier. Tires wear out typically in 13,000 miles, not typical 40,000 for ICEs.
9. Because of 8. above, pollution in the form of soot (the tire rubber particles) is greatly increased.
10. Unlike ICEs, EVs have a much lower range in cold weather, due among other things, the heater uses battery power. A heater in an ICE vehicle uses heat generated that would otherwise be discharged.
“Euphoria”
Anybody here feel any of that? Having troubles with the post-euphoric letdown?
The Environmental Vehicle(EV) is the complete opposite ,LOL
Some EV drivers are finding that their tires wear out more rapidly than they had with traditional internal combustion-driven vehicles—in some cases, 20 percent faster.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/electric-vehicle-tires-wear-out/
Can they finally be moving on from this failed experiment?
EVs are equally dumb. I especially liked the picture of the guy who hooked his Tesla to a Honda gas generator.
Something I would like to know is if this news is accurate or not. I know a person who just insists that the EV is definitely the wave of the future; can’t be convinced otherwise, or that manufacturers are scaling back on these turkeys. Yes, I would imagine he he votes Democrat & insists that any news about EVs & their many problems is just bogus news. I won’t argue with him any more; his mind is made up.
The public was supportive of EV’s until they started buying them. As is so common, everyone was an expert from a distance. And virtue signaling had something to do with it.
Here in NM we idiotically follow California’s lead and are also banning the sale of ICE vehicles by 2035.
The big question now is what will come first. A reversal of that policy, or a Supreme Court decision allowing people to buy cars in other states and register them in New Mexico.
You see, people have already started plans for automotive supercenters on the borders of the states that don’t allow sales of ICE vehicles. The eco-states are countering with preparing laws that do not allow you to register ICE vehicles purchased out of state. Some legal pundits claim that this violates free trade between the states. Proponents claim that states have the right to determine what kind of vehicles are driven in their state.
It is going to be a mess.
Something I would like to know is if this news is accurate or not. I know a person who just insists that the EV is definitely the wave of the future; can’t be convinced otherwise, or that manufacturers are scaling back on these turkeys. Yes, I would imagine he he votes Democrat & insists that any news about EVs & their many problems is just bogus news. I won’t argue with him any more; his mind is made up.