After fast start, electric cars need a recharge as range limits, cost leave some drivers skeptical

There is no doubt they have issues, but they are better on total carbon emissions after only a few years of use.

China doesn't seem to have these sort of problems, despite the size of the country. The difference is money spent on infrastructure, research and development and a genuine willingness to adopt more green energy as opposed to vitrtue-signalling, spending tax-payers' money on endless wars abroad and propaganda to justify these wars.

There is no doubt they have issues,

That’s a gross understatement…

but they are better on total carbon emissions after only a few years of use.

Well, they will never and not in the near foreseeable future replace fossil fuels, thank God, from next year we can make EVs less of a option.

China doesn't seem to have these sort of problems, despite the size of the country.

What?

https://youtu.be/8HpkDUWAKFM?si=IX6pMmaK3F0laWdm

https://youtu.be/IInTanHjnK0?si=dTwha7jXEBDAYu5-

https://youtu.be/eGS34ENu4S4?si=qNSlM8f_uaMODvBo

The difference is money spent on infrastructure, research and development and a genuine willingness to adopt more green energy as opposed to vitrtue-signalling, spending tax-payers' money on endless wars abroad and propaganda to justify these wars.

I am all for that, but right now we are nowhere near that, won’t happen probably in our lifetime, I do support the development of an alternate energy fuel source, I won’t use “cleaner” because there is no such thing as clean energy.

Na people are waking up to the biggest scam in human history!

Just watched a great interview with John Stossel about these so called activists and organizations that push these agendas. They never end, just move on to the next thing they can push fear with. These people make millions pushing the propagandists. Stop they flow of their money and the nonsense ends quickly

An EV is okay as a SECONDARY vehicle or as an in-town grocery getter. That's fine for more affluent people or folks who rarely drive. A niche market vehicle.

The governmental "one-size-fits-all" top-down mentality (communistic) doesn't jive with a large segment of societies.

And the fallacy that EVs are less damaging to the environment is ludicrous.

Just watched a great interview with John Stossel about these so called activists and organizations that push these agendas. They never end, just move on to the next thing they can push fear with. These people make millions pushing the propagandists. Stop they flow of their money and the nonsense ends quickly

I watched that as well. Love Stossel.

+90% of EV charging in US and Europe (not sure about China) takes place at home, Typically, overnight while people sleep. Usually only when people travel or use their car for work (e.g. Uber drivers), that they use charging stations.

Did anyone see news, Mercedes has developed solar paint that is not expensive and charges EV batteries. Depending on natural sunlight, someone in LA for example can expect over 12K miles of annual FREE charging!

China is 'successful' in the EV market because only in a communist dictatorship it is possible to force something ideology based into the population which is usually not suitable for practical use and not at all fitting customers' wishes or needs.

The future is in hydrogen powered vehicles. Electric cars will be like VHS tapes in 30 years.

Electricity requires no new infrastructure, easy to store, transport via transmission lines and safe, hydrogen just the opposite. Batteries keep getting better and cheaper, see new solar paint above = FREE, zero fueling costs!

bass4funkToday  09:51 am JST

There is no doubt they have issues,

That’s a gross understatement…

Bass, we can lock you in a sealed garage (the earth) for a few hours with a gasoline car with its engine running. Or, you can choose the same garage, but an Electric Car with its engine turned on. Which one do you want to go for, and why?

HopeSpringsEternalToday  04:30 pm JST

+90% of EV charging in US and Europe (not sure about China) takes place at home, Typically, overnight while people sleep. Usually only when people travel or use their car for work (e.g. Uber drivers), that they use charging stations.

Which is not so doable during the winter when heating of the house is needed. There is no capacity left for charging unless you upgrade your mains for a bigger monthly payment.

Global EV sales will easily hit 25M units in 2025, from basically zero less than ten years ago. Global EV output will grow +20% for years, why? Vehicle operating costs approx. 70% less than ICE. Ditto commercial vehicles!

Sales may well plateau. The gap between a second-hand ICE runabout and any EV is much larger than those numbers suggest, and a large proportion of drivers rely on low-cost, second-hand cars. They really need to lose the excess cost and complexity (analogue dials rather than Star Trek dashboard) and produce a dirt cheap 'Model T' style EV. They need to sort out the issues that have been highlighted. They need to understand the difference between urban and rural usage, that not all homes can have a charger, and that hybrids may be inevitable for a lot longer. And that cheap EVs from anywhere, including China and India, may be a necessity. Other issues include the dangers from batteries in an RTA and extra weight wearing parts out (including road surfaces).

We really needed to be doing well for the green transition to happen, but governments are switching us from a globalised economy to a tribalised one, and that will make almost everyone much poorer, Brexit style. People will not have the capacity to pay extra.