Chevrolet exits all ICE production by 2035
Chevy exits ICE engines Hopefully the other manufacturers won't follow suit. Being from Texas and starting to thaw out from our latest freeze of the century, I don't see how our current power g...
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Of course technology will evolve and EVs will continue to become not only more prevalent but more capable.
However NOONE should be blinded by the past or current (no pun intended, lol) "economy" of not having to pay pump prices to "fill up."
Costs will be what the market will bear. Always have, always will, and the "incentive" will dwindle with popularity.
Amazon is a great/similar example. A new technology or convenience that used to be a place to find bargains. Now pricing is generally exactly commensurate with other retail sources, yet the convenience of one stop shopping and fast "free" shipping (which isn't free, you have to buy Prime) is still attractive. Wait until, if Amazon continues to push out store front retail sources and some online sources. The current attractors will also dwindle and it will just be the only way to procure goods. Just like a gas pump was the only way to fill your car. Once the tide shifts, the competition for customers is gone.
Not good, not bad, just business.
The real lesson here is pattern your business/career decisions around industries or services that you can monopolize or at least have little competition. And as the vehicle mfgs develop more competition, the power companies will be even more in the cat bird seat.
However NOONE should be blinded by the past or current (no pun intended, lol) "economy" of not having to pay pump prices to "fill up."
Costs will be what the market will bear. Always have, always will, and the "incentive" will dwindle with popularity.
Amazon is a great/similar example. A new technology or convenience that used to be a place to find bargains. Now pricing is generally exactly commensurate with other retail sources, yet the convenience of one stop shopping and fast "free" shipping (which isn't free, you have to buy Prime) is still attractive. Wait until, if Amazon continues to push out store front retail sources and some online sources. The current attractors will also dwindle and it will just be the only way to procure goods. Just like a gas pump was the only way to fill your car. Once the tide shifts, the competition for customers is gone.
Not good, not bad, just business.
The real lesson here is pattern your business/career decisions around industries or services that you can monopolize or at least have little competition. And as the vehicle mfgs develop more competition, the power companies will be even more in the cat bird seat.
