Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
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From GM to Tesla to Mercedes, execs across the auto industry are tempering expectations on electric vehicles.

We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!

Meanwhile, my Hybrid Maverick is backordered so long, they’re asking people to switch to the gas only engine. But hey, this stuff doesn’t sell.

Here’s an idea, instead of only selling $80k+ EVs, sell some $25k ones.

  • popcap200@lemmy.mlEnglish
    64·
    1 year ago

    Yeah, people don’t talk about it, but it’s sooo hard for average Americans to justify a full EV.

    If you want to travel long distances, 30 minutes for 70% range every few hours is rough. If you don’t own a home, figuring out how to charge at your apartment is tough, if you do own a home, having to drop thousands on an electrician on top of thousands in car down payment is tough. Also, the average EV is like $5k more than the average car, and the average car is already like $48k, which is insane.

    My girlfriend and I are thinking of getting a Chevy bolt to share, but we still have to save for the electrician costs.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      Travelling long distance isn’t as often as an occurrence as people think it is, the vast majority of people will use it for commuting 95% of the time or more. Having to stop once or twice per 10 hour road trip is something almost everyone already does, it’s not that big of a change tbh

      Cars with ranges far longer than the average commute have been around for years

      You don’t need to drop any money on an electrician, if you have a dryer plug you can charge right off of that. If you don’t you can use a 110v plug, though that’s sinfully slow tbf

      The major issues facing EV adoption are people not owning / renting homes capable of easy charging, higher buy-in cost, and misinformation on range and charging

      • Crisps@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        1 year ago

        It doesn’t need to be a common occurrence. It is the second most expensive item you are likely to own. It shouldn’t have huge limitations.

        Could you imagine something like a hurricane evacuation if everyone owned only electric cars?

        Hopefully we will see a lot of households owning at least one as their round town daily driver, but I doubt we’ll ever get past 50% take up with current tech.

    • corey389@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      A Chevy Bolt has very slow DC charging about 70% range around a hour. The Hyundai ionic 5/6 on a EA 350kW DC can go from 18 to 80% in 18 minutes a Tesla can do that in about 20 minutes, so I really don’t think that amount of time is a big deal.