They are very expensive and not everyone has a garage where they can charge them. I can only park on the street so I would have to go to a charging point and sit in my car for the whole time it charges. Not as convenient as pumping petrol into my car for 2 minutes.
Not only that, but people are realizing that the battery’s don’t last forever. What happens when those batteries start to wear and you need to replace them and have to spend another $5k - $10k. For a car you already paid $40k for? Also, where are the used batteries going? Used EV’s are a huge gamble and a risky proposition. In the end, it’s just more toxic waste to deal with
I can’t read the article but I think they’re making a bit of a mountain out of a molehill.
BEVs were nigh impossible to purchase a year ago. Tesla’s MSRPs were ~$10k higher than they are today, not even accounting for the tax credit. Other manufacturers were seeing dealer markups of $10k+ on a new BEV. Demand for BEVs went through the roof as (1) supply chain effects meant the price difference between ICE and BEV went down, and (2) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent gas prices way up. A 350% jump over last year doesn’t mean much in that light — what inventory even existed on dealer lots last year?
Both of those factors have faded. EVs are still selling well, but manufacturers are going to need to find more ways to lower prices in order to stay competitive and to keep demand up.
They suck to drive, so enthusiats don’t want them.
Want to know how I know you’ve never driven an EV? You’re just 100% wrong here.
Ive been researching and preparing to buy an EV for a while, so I’ve driven a few, and every single one absolutely blew ICE cars away in terms of acceleration, power, control, and raw speed. I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that I nearly blacked out from the acceleration when a Ford sales guy floored an F150 lightning from a dead stop to show me how powerful it was. Clearly a career as a fighter pilot is out for me.
Tesla, Kia, Hyundai… every one has had incredible acceleration with zero transmission hesitation - because they don’t have one. It’s just raw torque from the top of the pedal to the bottom.
Im not talking numbers, Im talking about the feel. And I have, a Tesla Model S. Thing got off the line, but somehow it made it mundane. No excitement, no noise, no changing gears, no finding the power band. Just “you’re at 75 mph now”
And going through the corners feels awful, which I guess isn’t inherent to EVs, but I feel the need to mention it.
I can’t read the article, but experience says if you’re sitting on that much inventory, you’re overcharging for your product. My guess. Hell I have no idea where that is.
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They are very expensive and not everyone has a garage where they can charge them. I can only park on the street so I would have to go to a charging point and sit in my car for the whole time it charges. Not as convenient as pumping petrol into my car for 2 minutes.
Not only that, but people are realizing that the battery’s don’t last forever. What happens when those batteries start to wear and you need to replace them and have to spend another $5k - $10k. For a car you already paid $40k for? Also, where are the used batteries going? Used EV’s are a huge gamble and a risky proposition. In the end, it’s just more toxic waste to deal with
As everybody seems to be struggling with the article: https://archive.ph/Y3rym
I can’t read the article but I think they’re making a bit of a mountain out of a molehill.
BEVs were nigh impossible to purchase a year ago. Tesla’s MSRPs were ~$10k higher than they are today, not even accounting for the tax credit. Other manufacturers were seeing dealer markups of $10k+ on a new BEV. Demand for BEVs went through the roof as (1) supply chain effects meant the price difference between ICE and BEV went down, and (2) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent gas prices way up. A 350% jump over last year doesn’t mean much in that light — what inventory even existed on dealer lots last year?
Both of those factors have faded. EVs are still selling well, but manufacturers are going to need to find more ways to lower prices in order to stay competitive and to keep demand up.
They’re expensive and depreciate quickly, so the budget minded buyer doesn’t want one.
They take much longer to recharge than a ice car takes to refuel, so anyone who likes road trips (or even just day trips) doesn’t want one.
They lose a lot of range when towing, so those who want to tow don’t want one.
They suck to drive, so enthusiats don’t want them.
They’re filled with tech, so non-technical people don’t them.
They’re often hard to repair, so many technical people don’t want them.
Basically just leaves the gadget guys.
Most of your points are valid, except this one:
Want to know how I know you’ve never driven an EV? You’re just 100% wrong here.
Ive been researching and preparing to buy an EV for a while, so I’ve driven a few, and every single one absolutely blew ICE cars away in terms of acceleration, power, control, and raw speed. I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say that I nearly blacked out from the acceleration when a Ford sales guy floored an F150 lightning from a dead stop to show me how powerful it was. Clearly a career as a fighter pilot is out for me.
Tesla, Kia, Hyundai… every one has had incredible acceleration with zero transmission hesitation - because they don’t have one. It’s just raw torque from the top of the pedal to the bottom.
Im not talking numbers, Im talking about the feel. And I have, a Tesla Model S. Thing got off the line, but somehow it made it mundane. No excitement, no noise, no changing gears, no finding the power band. Just “you’re at 75 mph now”
And going through the corners feels awful, which I guess isn’t inherent to EVs, but I feel the need to mention it.
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Holy shit that website is cancer
I can’t read the article, but experience says if you’re sitting on that much inventory, you’re overcharging for your product. My guess. Hell I have no idea where that is.
Something something supply and demand.