Tesla Semi truck unveil & test ride set for Oct 26th !
Everything We Know About Tesla's Semi Truck I wonder what the range is ?
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@freeradical.
Sure, people will buy more EVs. They’re great, and in some cases may actually be more economical than their ICE counterparts. But rarely. “Most” current EVs on the market are status symbols or folks who aren’t good at math and only count the savings at the gas pump because they don’t understand vehicles nor the total cost of ownership.
Difference is, look at the median income of Americans and then look at the # of car owners at, near or below that vs the number of people that “should” be able to afford most of the current crop of EVs.
There’s a huge disparity there. And poor people don’t only need a “cheap put put” urban commuter EV.
I’m sure it’s not unlike when automobiles first came out, but the major difference is there is already a 100yrs old viable, cost effective alternative and all the infrastructure to go with it, readily available.
When cars replaced horses, there was no viable alternative AND the population was not already accustomed to that fast efficient mode of transportation. Completely different story now.
And either the govt will force poor people out of their cars or the whole transition to EVs will be MUCH slower than the unicorn fart sniffers like to think…or hope.
Sure, people will buy more EVs. They’re great, and in some cases may actually be more economical than their ICE counterparts. But rarely. “Most” current EVs on the market are status symbols or folks who aren’t good at math and only count the savings at the gas pump because they don’t understand vehicles nor the total cost of ownership.
Difference is, look at the median income of Americans and then look at the # of car owners at, near or below that vs the number of people that “should” be able to afford most of the current crop of EVs.
There’s a huge disparity there. And poor people don’t only need a “cheap put put” urban commuter EV.
I’m sure it’s not unlike when automobiles first came out, but the major difference is there is already a 100yrs old viable, cost effective alternative and all the infrastructure to go with it, readily available.
When cars replaced horses, there was no viable alternative AND the population was not already accustomed to that fast efficient mode of transportation. Completely different story now.
And either the govt will force poor people out of their cars or the whole transition to EVs will be MUCH slower than the unicorn fart sniffers like to think…or hope.
