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My source is a legit, continuous and decades long Federal Reserve data study that is neither incorrect or outdated. Yours was a news headline and then you follow that tripe with an incongruent bit from nerd wallet........The Weekly World News of economics.
My EV works great for me and my driving 50 miles a week. Just plug it in for 4 hours once a week and cost $6 a month to drive clive. Can't beat that. Sure as heck not paying $5 a gal pal for prem.
Hmmm.... you are OK paying thousands extra for an EV but you refuse to spend $10 a week on gas?
And for as long as they remain subsidized by taxpayers, they'll remain overpriced even when they do achieve scale efficiencies.
They will not be competitive if they cant offer better than their similarly priced ICE competition. Ultimately the success of EVs does hinge on them being more affordable for the mainstream buyer.
I prefer they dont. I own a premium product, who will be impressed if any other clown can own the same car as me?
They will not be competitive if they cant offer better than their similarly priced ICE competition. Ultimately the success of EVs does hinge on them being more affordable for the mainstream buyer.
I prefer they dont. I own a premium product, who will be impressed if any other clown can own the same car as me?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Are they exclusive because they are expensive, or because most people think they are dumb and wouldn't buy one?
over 4 million NEW cars are sold in the USA annually
what makes you think that average Americans cant afford a new vehicle
330 million Americans-and only 4 million new car sales. MOST Americans can't afford a new vehicle. Especially ones going for $50k or more. Now, many can, more power to them. But-most look at value and cost of ownership, more than virtue signaling. A Tesla Model Y is about the size of a Equinox/Rav-4/CRV, any one of which you can get for less than $30k, and get 300 mile plus range (I believe anyway). A MY starts at $64k. $35,000 buys a whole lot of fuel.
I'm an EV supporter and do think they are the future. But economies of scale need to start to kick in, new sources of materials, or alternate ones need to be developed, and costs need to drop dramatically for MOST Americans to be willing to spend their hard earned dollars on a new one.
330 million Americans-and only 4 million new car sales. MOST Americans can't afford a new vehicle. Especially ones going for $50k or more. Now, many can, more power to them. But-most look at value and cost of ownership, more than virtue signaling. A Tesla Model Y is about the size of a Equinox/Rav-4/CRV, any one of which you can get for less than $30k, and get 300 mile plus range (I believe anyway). A MY starts at $64k. $35,000 buys a whole lot of fuel.
I'm an EV supporter and do think they are the future. But economies of scale need to start to kick in, new sources of materials, or alternate ones need to be developed, and costs need to drop dramatically for MOST Americans to be willing to spend their hard earned dollars on a new one.
I agree with the gist of your comments but again, the Model Y is in another league performance, tech and feature wise compared with the Rav & CRV. I personally wouldn't consider a slow car like the Rav or CRV but did consider the Porsche Macan when I bought the Model Y, the Model Y is quicker than even the Macan in virtually all street driving situations. The Model Y also has a lot more storage capability than the CRV or Rav.
A Hyundai Ionic 5 is similar function as the Rav 4 & CRV and with the federal credit starts about $32K. The Ionic 5 still will be quicker on the street than the Rav or CRV.
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