the electric vehicle lie... EVs ... Lithium ...Copper ...UAW ...toxic waste ...pollution ...charging stations ...40,000 child slaves in Congo
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If you really want the main reason EV sales have taken a hit...it's $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. They cost too much for the average automotive purchaser, they're impractical for the average automotive consumer, they're difficult to maintain or service for the average untrained automotive technician, and they have lousy re-sale/residual trade in value for the average automotive sales professional. (no one wants a pre-owned EV)
It all adds up to a giant ZERO for buyers, sellers, and service personnel.
That's why manufacturers are dumping them.
Facts.
It all adds up to a giant ZERO for buyers, sellers, and service personnel.
That's why manufacturers are dumping them.
Facts.
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Ford has a massive investment (billions of dollars in fact) in EV's and is betting on their future as they believe the market will eventually come back. Industry analysts believe two things must first happen though before the EV market matures and reaches its potential to repay Ford's substantial investment.
1) Manufacturing & production costs MUST be streamlined. This includes lower costs for material, labor, (taxes) and ...wait for it... ENERGY!!!!!! We simply do not have enough low cost power generation to make either assembly or ownership of EVs financially viable. High energy costs are stifling EV production & ownership as well as other market factors mentioned earlier ITT, all combining to make EVs too expensive to build, sell or service!
2) Battery technology has not made EV ownership practical for most buyers. This is the biggest problem IMO behind the slow adoption of EVs as a replacement for traditional ICE vehicles. Quite frankly the technology has advanced far beyond even what I anticipated 10 years ago, when the first EVs began to hit the market. Battery technology has taken huge strides since then, and the sophistication of the electronics systems built into new EVs is impressive. However the charging issue (it takes several hours to fully charge an EV battery) and the range (most "fully charged" batteries are good for roughly a little over 200 plus miles) haven't been adequately solved to meet the demands of most everyday automotive consumers; which makes EVs impractical for the vast majority of them. In addition, the higher costs for charging, lack of available charging stations as well as servicing them (particularly replacing their expensive batteries) makes them impractical for most automotive consumers.
This is the "big hurdle" EVs must clear if the technology ever becomes a substitute for ICE vehicles. As I mentioned, advances in both battery durability as well as more rapid recharging are happening, and I believe engineers will eventually solve this problem. However it's still at least 2 decades away and in the meantime financial pressures on manufacturers due to slow EV sales are forcing many of them to reduce or abandon altogether their EV initiatives. (as was pointed out earlier in the thread)
So hold off on making any long range plans to buy an EV for now. You may not be able to find one that isn't pre-owned, OR you may not even want one if cheaper more practical ICE vehicles are still being offered as alternatives.
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