Expecting the market to sell EV when there's such pressure to subsidize lower fuel costs was never going to work out. Americans' inability to stomach discomfort without destabilizing the country is really, really bad news for the human race.
Even in China non-T1 city purchasers are leaning towards hybrids due to a mix of range anxiety and worries about xharging resources [0]
EVs today are in the same position that hybrids were 20 years ago. They will eventually become more prominent, but the current iteration of EVs is still early in the life cycle, and big budget purchases like EVs still need more time in order for consumers to understand how EV depreciation works.
The global "slowdown" means selling roughly 3 million (20%) more than last year, with the share of all car sales up from 18% to over 20% of total and all predictions expecting that to continue.
Why do words no longer mean anything when people want to deny a reality they find uncomfortable?
Yeah, the chargers build-out was done a bit too poorly.
Really needed to subsidize / give a premium per kwh dispersed at a charger instead of just paying them to make them. The current incentives meant we got a ton of chargers but not that they stayed in working order which is pretty much the worse situation. It's better to know that the few chargers work than have many options to charge at but not know if they work (or they work poorly).
Thanks goes to all those "humanists" who did not wamt to engage with humanity as it is and consider the physical building human material for their perfect sky castle. You took away moments of vital debate thinking it was all about air superiority, meanwhile its all about engaging a hostile physical universe with a brittle spoon.
alephnerd|1 year ago
Even in China non-T1 city purchasers are leaning towards hybrids due to a mix of range anxiety and worries about xharging resources [0]
EVs today are in the same position that hybrids were 20 years ago. They will eventually become more prominent, but the current iteration of EVs is still early in the life cycle, and big budget purchases like EVs still need more time in order for consumers to understand how EV depreciation works.
[0] - https://www.ft.com/content/5efcef9f-645d-44cb-96cf-9cd19719d...
ZeroGravitas|1 year ago
Why do words no longer mean anything when people want to deny a reality they find uncomfortable?
lesuorac|1 year ago
Really needed to subsidize / give a premium per kwh dispersed at a charger instead of just paying them to make them. The current incentives meant we got a ton of chargers but not that they stayed in working order which is pretty much the worse situation. It's better to know that the few chargers work than have many options to charge at but not know if they work (or they work poorly).
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