I read the comments, and none mentioned the aside the author said, comparing the EV hysteria to the mRNA hysteria. In both the government is way behind where the rest of us are.
I get that the company needed the CEO to fall on his sword, but who were the corporate board members that approved this idiotic plan? Hertz has a lot more housecleaning to do, if they manage to survive.
Like the Zimmerman and Rittenhouse verdicts, those informed on the right look on and say, “DUH!”
I hope the ChiComs lose their Obamas over the EV plants they are building in Old Mehico.
Government is the main force pushing EVs, let’s wait til government reverses course before declaring victory.
These are the predictable results of the first wave of gullible, over-educated and under-experienced snowflakes with absolutely zero critical thinking skills to assume C suite positions. And I think this level of decision making is the best we’ll see for the next several decades.
Too bad the country's newspapers can't figure this out...The key is to pleasing customers. NOT DC's thugs and goons and perverts.
Here’s a point I didn’t think of at first. Heard a guest on a radio show say he drove the 70 miles to another station and back and the only cars left at the rental place were EVs. No choice.
Is that true of a lot of smaller rental destinations with not much variety available?
That could make the CEOs and government think people accepted the idea of rental EVs.
About a year ago, I rented a car from Hertz or mine was gonna be in the shop for a couple days. I went with something like a step above from the tiny economy cars, as there was only gonna be two days, and I only need to get to and from work. When I went to pick up the rental, the local lot was out of that class of car and offered a “free” upgrade to some EV.
I declined. A bit of clicking later, and the only things they had available were full-size sedans, or SUVs.
I have driven a Tesla, and I’m not going to deny that they’re nice cars. However, there’s a very niche market for people who want them.
Solyndra was also a great idea.
I like and appreciate my old vehicles. They are reliable and I have most of the tools I need to work on them myself. They aren’t filled with the over complicated gimmicks that make cars so much more difficult and expensive to maintain with, in my opinion, a net negative to the driving experience.
As far as I am concerned, we are in an automotive low point similar to the 70s and 80s, and again the cause is government interference with the market.my newest vehicle was bought new almost 16 years ago and was near the peak of modern vehicles before the crash in 2008/2009. The things they do to shave a fraction of an MPG are not worth the cost and trouble they cause to the durability of the vehicle- stop-start, cylinder deactivation, high strung turbos all make for premature and expensive repairs. The so-called features like adaptive cruise control, lane assist, infotainment systems, etc annoy me far more than enhance the experience. When forced to drive newer cars I quickly figure out how to deactivate the nannies so they don’t drive me nuts. There is no way I want to pay for that crap in a new car.
Electric cars are fine for a limited set of use cases but are far from ideal for everyone. If you have a garage you can keep a charger, a short commute and another ICE powered vehicle for longer trips then they are great. If you live in an apartment or urban area where you cannot charge overnight or out in the country with a long commute then they aren’t so great.
As a rental I don’t want to spend hours sitting around waiting for the stupid thing to charge and I have yet to see a hotel with charging options. I am either traveling for business and have a tight schedule or for pleasure and don’t want to waste my vacation time at a charging station.
Yes, but he'll probably get a big fat job with some environmental-wacko outfit.
EV sales are in the pits so the feral government drives up gas prices to make EVs seem like a more attractive alternative.
Don’t forget how highly subsidized and privileged the EV industry has been. If you have a good product at a reasonable price, you shouldn’t need subsidies, much less government mandates to purchase your product.
This guy likes electric cars and still drives them even knowing they are not good enough. He has millions inn his bank account so he can afford these dangerous toys.
James May still isn’t convinced by electric cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQY-VeA87cM