Ford stops taking orders on the lightening
Seems after 200k orders these truck are sold out through 2023. link
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Wade44 wrote:
Meh, it doesn't matter what you have been hearing or doing for 7 years. It's only a matter of time before the tipping point is reached where fuel tax revenue falls off enough to push gubmint to tax EV's in some way to make it up. It may be a mileage tax, a registration tax, or perhaps a surcharge added to your electric bill, who knows what. The certain thing is it's coming and probably soon. Then it will not be cheaper. I would not be surprised if it ends up more expensive.
Nothing suggests it will be cheaper, if history is literally the basis!
Just like anything else, sometimes certain "things" are a "bargain." However, if their popularity increases to the point of being a "necessity" it's certain they won't be a bargain any longer.
The EVers think the little surcharges that states are starting to put on license fees for EVs are their "penalty." It hasn't even started...
Of course, I don't predict the majority of tires on the road will be EV in 5 years. Even 10 seems a stretch, but even if it's 50% at 10 years from now, that's half the gas tax gone. $150/year for EV tags will cover about, none of that loss.
Take the free lunch while it lasts. I do the same, just differently than EV owners. Difference is, I'm clear headed and forward thinking enough to realize that what is a bargain today may not or will not be tomorrow.
