US policymakers are rolling out big incentives for electric vehicle buyers who surrender a gas-powered model, advancing efforts to cancel carbon emissions.
Do EV sales need a boost? I thought the biggest problem was the inability to meet demand. (I’m in the northeast US).
Why not offer tax incentives to businesses (malls, supermarkets, movie theaters, any place where people park for more than 30 minutes) that install charging stations?
I’m not convinced that a lack of charging stations at businesses is a significant reason people aren’t buying EVs. I charge at home every night and probably wouldn’t charge at a store unless it was free or I really needed the juice. So far I’ve gone 6 months without needing to charge away from my home.
EV sales have hit a pretty big slump in the US from what I’ve seen. The market has slowed for them.
I think the novelty has worn off, they’ve captured the market that wants to be early adopters, and it’s largely untenable for the vast majority of the geographical US as an only car solution.
Battery tech needs to continue to advance to make charging, range, and long term battery health for the rest of the market to feel comfortable solely relying on them and “investing” in them as a large purchase for a (rapidly) depreciating asset.
The political discussion surrounding EVs is one thing, the other is a significant portion of the market just doesn’t want to buy them.
Do EV sales need a boost? I thought the biggest problem was the inability to meet demand. (I’m in the northeast US). Why not offer tax incentives to businesses (malls, supermarkets, movie theaters, any place where people park for more than 30 minutes) that install charging stations?
I’m not convinced that a lack of charging stations at businesses is a significant reason people aren’t buying EVs. I charge at home every night and probably wouldn’t charge at a store unless it was free or I really needed the juice. So far I’ve gone 6 months without needing to charge away from my home.
EV sales have hit a pretty big slump in the US from what I’ve seen. The market has slowed for them.
I think the novelty has worn off, they’ve captured the market that wants to be early adopters, and it’s largely untenable for the vast majority of the geographical US as an only car solution.
Battery tech needs to continue to advance to make charging, range, and long term battery health for the rest of the market to feel comfortable solely relying on them and “investing” in them as a large purchase for a (rapidly) depreciating asset.
The political discussion surrounding EVs is one thing, the other is a significant portion of the market just doesn’t want to buy them.