GM was requiring a $300K additional investment in their dealerships to pay for tools and equipment to handle EV sales.
Ford ran into similar resistance from dealers when they introduced their E-truck.
Same here, sales figures went below 50% expectations...Once again, the market overrules government mandates and wishful thinking.
Interesting. In the US, there are many "interesting" people who hoard old junk cars. City of Spokane or Spokane Valley passed some sort of ordinance that they have to be licensed. I heard a rumor that Germany taxes vehicles the older they get??????? Can anyone confirm this? One way of keeping clunkers off the road.Meanwhile the EC lobbyists in Brussels preparing another hack ...
Currently we've annual tech inspections, if a vehicle is determined not roadworthy you'll get a warning and a deadline to get that fixed at your own responsibility...
If that's passed without proper measure or a vehicle is found unsafe for road use in operation/on public property you'll loose license and therefore insurance cover...
Such covers all vehicles destined to be used/operated on public roadways, independent of age/year of first homolagization, tax class, fuel used, etc...
It's further up to the operator's/owner's responsibility how to discard a vehicle being totaled or beyond economic repair, you can sell it "as is" privately, trade it at a dealer, sell it to a utilizator (where they get parted out providing spares for those still on the road), sell as scrap metal to a junkyard, etc... you might also simply keep it in your garage/your property to deal with it some-when later...
So far so good, the state fulfills it's duty to ensure the safety of it's citizens there...
But now those Muppet bureaucrats plan to "expropriate" the people...
They intend to instate legal measures on not only when you have to dispose of your vehicle, but also that it must end up as scrap...
Imagine, you're at the annual MOT inspection where some overzealous paragraph jokey can then legally(!) simply decide "that's it", rips the license plates off and puts it in the press...
Forget about having a project vehicle sitting in your garage/barn you're working on since a couple of years, refurbing your young-timer, cause suddenly a registered letter hits, telling you've to scrap it within 30 days....
Far more, they also plan to force private and commercial sales of used parts into full warranty liability...
That will force almost all of those traders out business, so that's pretty much that for finding that gem of a NOS master brake cylinder for your '64 Beetle on eBay...
The constitutional and civil rights ramifications of this have yet to be fathomed ...
Fellas like me who intend to keep theiroldcurrent vehicles operational and in top condition as long as possible (for obvious reasons) will have to stock up on consumables and spares...
OK, I will bite. Dont Priuses have an automotive battery and will run? I can see if the hybred battery fails in such a way as to load down the car.....Y'all know that most hybrids are just big paper weights if the main battery fails right? Hybrids have the exact same battery issues / concerns as an EV but with more complexity due to the ICE in the mix.
I agree hybrids are a better choice than an EV for most applications and most drivers. I've owned hybrids for years, Hyundai, Toyota, Ford and Lincoln and my current F-150 is a PowerBoost hybrid. No hybrid issues with any of them...but they were traded, usually for a new hybrid, at three to four years. To me the ultimate solution is a Plug In Hybrid, or PHEV, that combines the advantages of an EV with a hybrid. But before singing the praises of any hybrid over an EV, or signing on the dotted line, you need to know "the rest of the story" as the final chapter is about the same...
The WSJ is saying most cars in Europe that are new are leased. It says the EVs coming off of lease now after 3 years? Nobody wants them.Same here, sales figures went below 50% expectations...
Car rental agencies get rid of their EV fleet, expensive, low demand, unreliable, low range, very low resales value...
And the omnipresent "we want only your best... your money" strategy fails as they're asking ridiculous prices...
Were are the times we could get a brand new small Daewo/Chevy or Hundai for like € 13,599,- right off the shop floor... (those you popped a ribbon on and gave out for graduation...)
ICE cars in that class suddenly cost € 30,000- onward...
Want EV? Prep yourself for 50 large and up as entrance level... and they're all huge heavy, hence low range...
No reasonable priced car for Joe everyday, the MFGs purposely dropped all small (hence cheaper) sedans for lack of margin...
Do plug in hybreds still need an expensive charging station in the garage?Y'all know that most hybrids are just big paper weights if the main battery fails right? Hybrids have the exact same battery issues / concerns as an EV but with more complexity due to the ICE in the mix.
I agree hybrids are a better choice than an EV for most applications and most drivers. I've owned hybrids for years, Hyundai, Toyota, Ford and Lincoln and my current F-150 is a PowerBoost hybrid. No hybrid issues with any of them...but they were traded, usually for a new hybrid, at three to four years. To me the ultimate solution is a Plug In Hybrid, or PHEV, that combines the advantages of an EV with a hybrid. But before singing the praises of any hybrid over an EV, or signing on the dotted line, you need to know "the rest of the story" as the final chapter is about the same...
OK, I will bite.
No, a true hybrid does not require any charging station as it charges itself. A Plug In Hybrid, or PHEV, does require charging for the EV range. However that is easily handled by a Level 1 115VAC charger that plugs in to a standard outlet. Since most PHEV's only have around a 30 mile electric only range they can easily be recharged overnight on a Level 1. Most PHEV's will come with a Level 1 charge cable that will add about 4-5 miles of range per hour of charge. And some PHEV's can be software switched to recharge themselves while running down the road. It varies by brand and model...Do plug in hybreds still need an expensive charging station in the garage?
I have heard of them. And during recalls. Do not park Tesla inside for now. Chevy Bolt would catch fire while charging. Make sure you do what your house insurance company says if you have a charger installed.I saw on another forum that some places have restrictions on charging the new vehicle batteries. They must be charged outdoors and not in a garage. This is because of the awful metal fires when the battery explodes into flame when overheated. I believe this was in Canada. If I were to buy an electric I would surely want it parked in my garage.
Anyone here have any such restrictions?
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Anyone here have any such restrictions?
I think I am confused. can a traction battery be bad in the sense of low capacity but OK voltagee?