Yesterday, I came across a very well-done video on the subject of BMW's experience in trying to seel EVs against a market growing ever more skeptical of them.
It's been a confusing year for tracking EV sales. Depending on which month you pick, and what previous period you compare with, EV sales were doing great, or they were dropping precipitately, depending on the analyst. But the bottom line is pretty well in - a saturation point has been reached, or nearly so.
The core Democrat voter, upper middle class and suburbanite, can charge their BEV at home. There may be some cost and range issues but they’re all manageable. OTOH, about a third of the population of the US lives in relatively dense urban areas and most park on the street. About 25% live in multi family dwellings. (These two groups overlap.) And these urban dwellers are disproportionately minority and less affluent, exactly the groups the Democrats claim to champion. For these groups mandatory BEV will be a disaster.
I hadn't thought of those points before! EVs are solely for city and suburban use, but most urban people don't have garages or permission to run wiring to a garage. Renters and apartment residents are out of luck.
It's been a confusing year for tracking EV sales. Depending on which month you pick, and what previous period you compare with, EV sales were doing great, or they were dropping precipitately, depending on the analyst. But the bottom line is pretty well in - a saturation point has been reached, or nearly so.
It’s much deeper than just the lack of interest in EV
The core Democrat voter, upper middle class and suburbanite, can charge their BEV at home. There may be some cost and range issues but they’re all manageable. OTOH, about a third of the population of the US lives in relatively dense urban areas and most park on the street. About 25% live in multi family dwellings. (These two groups overlap.) And these urban dwellers are disproportionately minority and less affluent, exactly the groups the Democrats claim to champion. For these groups mandatory BEV will be a disaster.
I hadn't thought of those points before! EVs are solely for city and suburban use, but most urban people don't have garages or permission to run wiring to a garage. Renters and apartment residents are out of luck.