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Here's the reality, trucks and SUVs dominate the US market.
Horses dominated the US market in 1900, in 1914 fossil fuel cars did. EVs that have 300 mile ranges do not have 150 in winter. Also new composite insulated car panels are being developed to keep heat in and out. The beat goes on.....
You're cherry picking technologies to make your point. Now go look at smoke detectors or lawn mowers. Not a lot's changed in 50 years.
The uptake of the internal combustion engine cars from horses was swift was was back U& white TV and was color TV as was digital cameras as was smart phones, and as will be EVs.
A disruptive technology. Uber is a disruptive business plan, based on smart phone disruptive technology. US car sales are down 10% because of Uber. Why bother with expensive cars? get an Uber to your location.
I think we COULD make it in 10 years but only if Washington is pushy with some extremely gasser-unfriendly legislation like a bigger federal excise tax on gasoline or flat fee added to vehicle purchases, such as implementing the gas guzzler tax for ANY petrol or diesel fuel vehicle, not just inefficient ones.
However, I would NOT like that. I don't think we need to artificially de-incentivize petrol vehicles by essentially fining people for buying them. Electric vehicles and supporting infrastructure needs to advance to the point that ownership isn't a cumbersome or inconvenient transition for first-time customers.
Horses dominated the US market in 1900, in 1914 fossil fuel cars did. EVs that have 300 mile ranges do not have 150 in winter. Also new composite insulated car panels are being developed to keep heat in and out. The beat goes on.....
The problem with your played out analogy is that nobody needed to subsidize cars. EV’s enjoy heavy subsidies and endorsements and still nobody’s buying them. Their wretched depreciation alone will eat up any fuel savings.
The uptake of the internal combustion engine cars from horses was swift was was back U& white TV and was color TV as was digital cameras as was smart phones, and as will be EVs.
A disruptive technology. Uber is a disruptive business plan, based on smart phone disruptive technology. US car sales are down 10% because of Uber. Why bother with expensive cars? get an Uber to your location.
I think we COULD make it in 10 years but only if Washington is pushy with some extremely gasser-unfriendly legislation like a bigger federal excise tax on gasoline or flat fee added to vehicle purchases, such as implementing the gas guzzler tax for ANY petrol or diesel fuel vehicle, not just inefficient ones.
However, I would NOT like that. I don't think we need to artificially de-incentivize petrol vehicles by essentially fining people for buying them. Electric vehicles and supporting infrastructure needs to advance to the point that ownership isn't a cumbersome or inconvenient transition for first-time customers.
Pull, not push.
Except everything from the plastic your phone is made of to the asphalt your car drives on is from petrol products.
The problem with your played out analogy is that nobody needed to subsidize cars. EV’s enjoy heavy subsidies and endorsements and still nobody’s buying them. Their wretched depreciation alone will eat up any fuel savings.
Petro fuels enjoys great indirect subsidies. They are responsible for many deaths and health problems (air & accidents), but the auto/oil industry does not pick up the tab.
A disruptive technology. Uber is a disruptive business plan, based on smart phone disruptive technology. US car sales are down 10% because of Uber. Why bother with expensive cars? get an Uber to your location.
Smart phone, lith-ion battery, home computers, internet, cell phones, Color TVs, digital cameras. Uber, etc, etc.
Are you a Satanist that wants to poison the lungs of millions?
None that is an EV technology. EV’s are powered by the same laptop batteries from 20 years ago.
Where’s your Segway and Google Glass references? Just cherry picking random technology and pretending they reinforce your point. EV will be more like diesel. Some people will buy them, most will not, and it will coexist with more popular power plants forever
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