The 50-60k yuppie market for EV is saturated.
Would be nice if they could make sub 30k EV and would be nice if they set up the infrastructure to allow people who live in apartments to charge their goddamn car.
They just salty because the profit margins are lower than ICE vehicles. Many of the legacy automakers will fold as BYD and Tesla take most of the EV market share, they’re the only ones producing EVs profitably and at scale.
Doesn’t most of Tesla’s profit margin come from selling regulatory credits to other car companies.
From a random source a found from searching (referring to Q1 2022):
Tesla’s regulatory carbon credit sales account for over 20% of its profits this quarter.
https://carboncredits.com/tesla-regulatory-carbon-credit-sales-jumps-116/
maybe if they hadn’t spent 30 years marketing SUVs, gender-affirming trucks, and shitting on early contemporary electrification efforts they’d have more of a market for light, affordable electric family cars and kei trucks.
If the Chinese EV makers can get their econocars into the US market, the demand will probably surprise folks. Unfortunately the regulatory capture will likely prevent that for years to come. I’m more interested in e-assist cargo bikes since those are somewhat available in comparison.
An EV mini pickup camper or van would’ve sweet though.
An EV mini pickup camper or van would’ve sweet though.
I’m pretty serious though, it’s obvious for anyone with more than two brain cells that wagons/estates/familiales are the superior EV platform. Longer wheelbase means extra space for the battery skateboard, lower profile means reduced drag and increased efficiency. It’s a fucking no-brainer. Let alone the fact that they are superior vehicles in terms of utility. I have what I’d describe as a wagonette, and it has load more trunk space than most SUVs, and plenty of leg and head room even for full grown adults in the back seat.
EVs aren’t working
“Yeah, between the difficulty getting battery materials and non-renewable electricity generation they probably aren’t having much impact as a solution for climate change.”
“WTF are you talking about, we just mean no one is buying them.”
“For the reasons I gave?”
“lol no, because they just want a gas car”
Anyone else remember Michael Moore’s documentary on who killed the electric car? Those things were awesome and they just stole them all, to rot in a parking lot
We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!
