What will it take to make you seriously consider an EV?

When I can afford it

 

BMW overtakes Tesla in European EV sales for first time, report says

Aug 22 (Reuters) - BMW (BMWG.DE), opens new tab led the European battery electric vehicle (BEV) market for the first time, beating U.S. automaker Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab, according to market research firm JATO Dynamics.
The German auto giant sold 14,869 BEV cars in July, about 300 more than Tesla last month.
https://www.reuters.com/business/au...n-ev-sales-first-time-report-says-2024-08-22/

 

These BMW I4s look fun.

 

The GMC/Hummer EV looks totally badass as this point.

Would I ever buy one, should anyone buy one? Hell no.

 

why not?

 

that is a good ad

 

Figure it out

 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/ne...cle/houston-ev-chargers-spending-19725826.php

President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that $16.6 million will go to two projects in Texas, the largest being in Houston. The grants were part of the $521 million used to develop EV charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in 29 states, eight federally recognized Tribes and the District of Columbia, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

City of Houston awarded $15 million to add electric vehicle charging stations

 

Can't wait for Gregg Abbott to sue the Biden administration for giving money to the city of Houston.

 

Haven't been here in a minute but is that Tesla shill still here? Tesla is in trouble. They have a maniac CEO, you never want to invest in a company that's CEO is questionable. Elon has completely lost the plot and is focusing on other things now. You really think in this competitive environment, a CEO that devotes 30% of their time to running a company is able to compete with a CEO who devotes 100% of their time? Doesn't matter how much "smarter" someone is.

Tesla is also getting stiff competition from Chinese manufacturers, a lot of them can make better cars cheaper.

Sales are dropping, the design of the cars are getting stale and boring. I am not sure what else Tesla has going for it. Self-driving Robotaxis? Waymo has them beat to that too.

 

Thinking of getting the Y or wait for the Juniper. Maybe they'll slash the Y price again

 

Wait for the Y refresh unless you need one now or switch cars often.

Rumor has it SUV (based on CT chassis) and heavy duty chassis (based on Semi chassis) reveal on 10/10. Granted this source is often incorrect, but I would love to have a SUV on the CT chassis

 

Wait, for sure.

 

Nobody is enthused with the resale value. Fears over battery life and tech obsolescence. Tax breaks also distorted the market badly. Plenty other reasons in vid.

Car manufacturers aren't enthused over profit margins either.

 

Porsche’s 6-stroke engine innovation could rewrite automotive engineering

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/porsche-6-stroke-engine-innovation

 

Honda 0 Series EV Prototype First Drive: Post-Breakup Weight Loss



After separating from GM, Honda is aiming to set its own EVs apart by being what most EVs aren't: light.

https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/honda-0-series-ev-prototype-first-drive

 

'...that'd be sick'

 

It's bigger than the Y? No ****.

 

Details on said free car?

 

Honestly I feel fortunate because I’ve never really had a problem with it. I mean maybe sometimes if I’ve had too much to drink but ..what? Oh you said e V! Got it. Yeah no I don’t need a new car