The Hurdle for Electric Cars

Posted by $ blarman 6 years, 5 months ago to News
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They make it sound is if the biggest issue is the infrastructure, but it isn't. As they note about 2/3 through, the real problem is the cost of the cars themselves! Customers not in the upper income bracket opt for cheaper cars. This isn't rocket science people, it's economics.

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  • Posted by $ blarman 6 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    You mean government-sponsored crony corporatism, and yes. Without the subsidies and the forced pollution standards, those cars would only sell a tenth of their current volume because of cost alone.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 6 years, 5 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yup. I did a price comparison on the ownership costs comparing an electric vehicle to a standard gas one and it isn't even close. You can pay for a lot of gas - even at $4/gallon - with the $10 grand it takes to replace a battery. And that doesn't cover the fact that the car is usually $12 - $15 grand more expensive in the first place! They're a joke!
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  • Posted by Solver 6 years, 5 months ago
    They also fail to mention that a used electric car that is maybe five years old can be a real hard sell when the worn out battery cost some $10,000 to replace.
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