EV’s are becoming mainstream

[Joe (SoCal)]

Electric Vehicles Start to Enter the Car-Buying Mainstream

While sales are still skewed toward affluent buyers, more people are choosing electric vehicles to save money.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/13/business/electric-vehicles-buyers-mainstream.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

[Dan McCosh]

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Tesla is the leading luxury car brand. "More people" can't afford an EV. As for mainstream--EV sales would have to more than double to equal the sales of Ford F-150 pickups, let alone the rest of the auto market.

[sonofswen]

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2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV

Starting at $26,595

They have solved the battery fire problem. I know someone who has a 6 moth old one..getting 259 mi battery-only
a river starts as a small trickle, on its way to becoming a main stream.

[Dan McCosh]

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Might start with a standardized charging plug. A standard plug outlet did a lot to put electric appliances in the home.

[LeeG]

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There might be a Tesla in our county.

[sonofswen]

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Electric vehicles’ share of new vehicle sales almost doubled in the first nine months of the year, to 5.6 percent from 2.9 percent in the same period in 2021. So, still just a bit more than a trickle..

[CWSmith]

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My father (age 93) is talking about buying a 3-wheel cycle because he has balance issues. I'm trying to talk him into the electric assist, but he won't consider it. There are lots of hills where he lives and it would give him greater range and he can get his exercise on the flats.

From what I've seen of electric bicycles, they are very good these days.

[sonofswen]

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Might start with a standardized charging plug. A standard plug outlet did a lot to put electric appliances in the home.

Tesla Announces The Opening Of Its Proprietary Charging Standard

It has been named the North American Charging Standard with a hope to be adopted by the North American EV

https://insideevs.com/news/621436/te...ging-standard/

[Dikhaut]

We have had at least one EV in the family since 2013 and for a while we had 2. I think it will be a long time before they become economically and practically viable for the majority of people. We have always had other cars in addition to the EVs because there is a lot they simply cannot do. The cost of the vehicles, range and logistics of charging will continue to be limiting factors for quite a while.


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[CK 17]

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Not an EV, but I’ve got 3000 miles on my rav4 hybrid. I need the ICE for my commute. Around town I’ve gotten 60 mph on some trips. Our next car will be an EV.

[Jim Bow]

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Do you think Musk’s Twitter fiasco will affect the Tesla brand?

[Joe (SoCal)]

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Do you think Musk’s Twitter fiasco will affect the Tesla brand?

Maybe

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[Keith Wilson]

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One data point, FWIW: Last night we stayed in a semi-fancy old hotel in Dubuque, IA, in the old part of town down by the river. The hotel parking lot had a line of charging stations, half a dozen or so, Tesla and Other. They were mostly full when we went in for the night.

[Rich Jones]

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Visiting our daughter, SIL and grandkids just west of Washington, D.C there are tons of Tesla cars on the roads down there. Daughter has a Model 3 and SIL takes delivery on his Model Y in a few weeks.
EV's are the future but I think the other car companies are going to catch up to Tesla in a few years.

[Ted Hoppe]

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May add to my vision boat - 2024/5.

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