The first of many. I think all car companies will abandon having dedicated platforms just for large BEVs. It is a tiny market after all. Even small car platforms will likely shift towards fuel agnosticism, so that BEVs can be made alongside hybrids and PHEVs. Pure BEVs will shrink to a very niche sooner or later.
Tesla will face a class-action lawsuit alleging it misled consumers over the self-driving capabilities of its cars after claiming its vehicles would be able to autonomously drive from New York to Los Angeles by the end of 2017.
5 takeaways from Biden's tariff hikes on Chinese electric vehicles
"Biden wants to cut emissions in a specific way, which is why EVs and other clean industries are getting both giant subsidies and protectionist tariffs. He wants a U.S.-based green energy supply chain — from raw materials all the way to finished products — with American jobs, preferably union jobs, at every step."
Tesla charging chief Rebecca Tinucci cut 15-20% of her team after Musk demanded it.
She felt that would justify a major Supercharger network expansion, but when she met with Musk he wanted more layoffs. When she pushed back, he fired the whole team.
This is not cheering for the pay workers get at Chinese EV manufacturing companies or the supply chains etc but the fact that North American car companies have made zero moves to make simple, low cost EVs is pathetic. “Flood the market” blah blah blah. There’s no free market anyway just protectionism, government subsidies and the gatekeeping to keep EVs at $50,000 a piece. Say nothing of the #climatechange song and dance about getting folks into EVs #canada#cdnpoli#ev
The state of U.S. made EVs remains underwhelming and now looks to remain so for many more years to come. US automakers remain hooked on high margin trucks, and EVs are too often large SUV types or extremely short in range.
I don't want to promote the horrible labor practices that, in part, make Chinese EVs so much more affordable, but tariffs and bans don't seem like the best way forward.
Teaching the kid to drive, we've talked about manual and automatic transmissions (we only have automatic) and why it's needed with gas engines. I don't think he really gets it (or cares). When I made my EV, almost 30yrs ago, I'd left the manual transmission in, not knowing the range of operation the big DC motor and not needing reverse electrical relays. City driving I used 2nd gear all of the time.
@phlogiston This is BEV propaganda. It is blatantly ignoring real problems, such as how "direct charging" isn't actually possible with 100% renewables.
The practical differences in efficiency is negligible, and in many scenarios a hydrogen or (rarely) power-to-liquid solution is the more efficient.
This is a follow-up post to my previous one about 1,000 or so Tesla, many Cybertrucks included, being abandoned behind the old Chesterfield Mall. Below is my 1st post and the 2nd an article talking about the Tesla being stored behind the old mall. Apparently they're running out of room to stick them.
This is a nice sentiment, but it ignores the elephant in the room: The cost of BEVs would skyrocket if the batteries had to be made in Europe. The only reason why BEVs even are where they are now is due to extreme cost cutting in China, achieved by ignoring all environmental factors.