If you are driving to New York, do you drive a Tesla? Or any long distance driving, what do you drive?
In regards to your article on EV sales, I think the title is a little bit
misleading
âIt may appear that the EV revolution is slowing down, but our data doesnât corroborate that,â she says, noting that EV sales have increased 12 quarters in a row. âAutomakers are not stalling on EVs, but instead, adjusting to a pace that is more sustainable for efficient growth without over-saturating the market.â
And yes there are people that drive them cross country.
I would fly. Or use a gas powered car. Most EV owners have more than one car.
I donât do long road trips. Thatâs what airplanes are for. I have driven it to Wimberly, San Antonio, and Ft. Worth.
Youâre a liar. Those bullet points canât be wrong.
So your sales pitch for an EV is:
âhey buy this electric car, you will actually need a second gas powered car for longer trips, but who doesnât have two cars that do the exact same thing. Ok that drives up your cost a little bit but it is a small price to pay to save the planet by reducing greenhouse gases. Unless of course you are flying or driving because you are emitting greenhouse gases. Also when you are powering your EV your grid is emitting greenhouse gases, not everything is worked out quite yet. But I have to be completely transparent with you, try really hard not to get into an accident because your cost to repair is really high and your insurance company will probably total the vehicle.
So to save the planet, buy an ev, drive it very short distances and only on really safe roadsâŠwhat, no I am not describing a bicycle, that is rudeâŠEVs are going to save the planet and make Elon Musk and the Chinese richâ
Geez Louise only Elon Musk could pull off such ridiculousness.
I donât have an EV and wonât until the cost comes down a bit more.
That said, I never drive anywhere that am EV wouldnât get me there. Who is taking these cross country trips in cars? Iâm sure some do but itâs rare. The range is such an overblown worry with EVs for the vast majority of people.
As for the grid using fossil fuels, this is true. That said, itâs largely natural gas which is more green than gasoline. Itâs a net positive to the environment driving an EV even with our current grid. That will continue to improve over time too.
Iâve never posted that EVs save the planet, I only post debunking right wing anti EV bullet points. I donât even have an EV and no I donât work for Tesla. But itâs so evident that the âreasonâ you donât like EV is because youâve been spoon fed by your media. So funny.
Huge price reductions and copious availability could provide a boost to the electric vehicle market, which has already seen record sales in 2023.
EVâs are just getting to the point where they can start to take advantage of âeconomies of scaleâ to cut costs. That will only increase from here on out.
We should see larger cuts in the coming years. EVâs have less parts than ICE and electronics cost generally goes down over time. Add that to the economies of scale savings and they will eventually be less than ICE. That may take 10+ years as the transition to solid state batteries might slow it (as it also makes EVs vastly more attractive).
Expect other markets to transition faster than the US (China & Europe). The US have longer commutes than European drivers over all. Not many Euroâs will fret about a 250 mile trip because they are less frequent due to more mass transit options.
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Thatâs true, remember when DVD players came out? They were like $2000, eventually it became cheap and common.
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Look at these dumb greenies.
0-60 in 1.85 seconds. Quarter in the 8âs at 156mph. Thatâs faster than Dana downing a Redbull Vodka.
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Something to think about.
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Not really surprising as we do the same to them on high perf. semiconductors. Tit for tat response.
Note it also mention iron ore too, so that could impact ICE cars as well. Not much difference between what they tried to do with Japan previously, and ended up backing off. Thatâs the nice
thing about intertwined economies; shoot at your rival and hit yourself.
What did surprise me was this statement.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has worked with its allies to reduce dependence on China for rare earth metals. Renewed efforts are being made to shore up domestic production at sites such as Fort Worth in Texas.
I was not aware FW, Texas had become a rare earth metals panacea ???
Itâs not that we donât have access to rare earth minerals, itâs just that China produces them at a way cheaper rate, like most things. Remember when Foxconn said they would start making iPhones in Wisconsin? They found that they couldnât do it affordably. Its hard to compete with countries with low labor costs and lax standards.
They produce it with slave labor.
There is a lot of things that need to be stopped in this world and China is high on the list.
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I would like to understand better what the EV charging problems are. Is this just
a lack of publicly available charging stations, the stations not working, or with the charging system
in the car itself ?
Iâm surprised to see EVs ranking lower than an ICE vehicle in reliability. Will be interesting to
see how this plays out over time.
Yea, I donât get why they donât do a simple electric car. One like a Corolla with an analog instrument panel and analog push button controls. Every EV has some crazy design choices, glass roof, all electronic controls, overly complex door handles, self driving. If they took that stuff out, their rating would sky rocket.