How many EVs is GM actually selling?

pianotuna wrote:

wildtoad wrote:

Reisender wrote:

wildtoad wrote:
Suburban homes or homes with carports/garages/off street parking can take advantage of at home charging. Apartment dwellers not so much so and will still need to visit a fueling station where the costs go up, fueling and wait times are longer.

I would have no issue buying a EV if the cost to purchase was comparable to ICE, the weight of the vehicle was similar to ICE, the ability to haul stuff was comparable, can be recharged in 5 minutes, and could be towed 4 down. So far I can’t find one.

Re apartments. Where we are public charging is common in apartments and condo complexes.

You think there is enough should a large number of renters / condo owners switch to EV’s?

Pretty much every apartment where I live has a 15 amp circuit available for running block heaters in the winter. Level one takes a long time to fill an EV but, at least in my case, would easily meet my needs. There is a level 2 charger within 1/4 block, too, should I need faster charging.

To be fair I just filled up the car for the first time since July. It was 2023 10 04. I use premium because I don't want the fuel to go sour. All long distance trips are done in the class C. My car, an Elantra from 2013 has 79,000 kilometres on it. It was a demo with 20k on it.

So you don’t barely drive anywhere. Great. Not sure why that’s pertinent unless you’re showing why a EV would be totally financially impractical for you.
Also fwiw, 2-3 months storage, your gas is still good. And premium doesn’t mean better quality or lasts longer unless it also happens to be alcohol free and the regular isn’t.
Different topic but may be of interest to you to help save a couple bucks.

Regarding the permanent bull bar in your apt parking lot, just like the guy who lives in Vancouver, you can’t just assume because you have something, everyone else does too. Because they don’t. Not even in many places where plugging in your car in the winter is somewhere between a convenience and a necessity.
The reality is, that “convenience” you have, even if it was the same everywhere, would be different once 75% of the residents were chugging 20A all night, every night, ALL year.
Supply and demand, go figure.
The first and even current EV owners are getting a huge bargain on the cost of their fuel. That’s great. Offsets a fair amount, at least, the high price of entry into the EV market.
If one is simple enough to think that will not change as the “predicted” fuel monopoly shifts to power companies from oil companies, come on over. I got a bunch of great stuff to sell you!
Same token, once EVs take over, as they are predicted to, there will be more competition in the manufacturing which will normalize the purchase prices.