General EV Conversation
#271
Does it bother you that the Model Y and Model X don't have body colored arches? There's no way to get color-matched arches on those from the factory
#272
#273
The car's owner told WFAA that they heard a hissing sound coming from the battery, which was installed Thursday. When the owner checked the car, flames were shooting from the battery, they said.
#275
On a black car, I could not care less personally. It's not a detail I lose sleep over and I would not care if our next EQS did or didn't have body colored arches (though I plan on staying with black. On another color, I could feel differently but generally, this isn't a detail I pay attention to)
Does it bother you that the Model Y and Model X don't have body colored arches? There's no way to get color-matched arches on those from the factory
Does it bother you that the Model Y and Model X don't have body colored arches? There's no way to get color-matched arches on those from the factory
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signdetres (11-10-23)
#276
Great article on ev adoption and sales and challenges.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article...ly-adopted-evs
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article...ly-adopted-evs
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AMIRZA786 (11-10-23)
#277
Great article on ev adoption and sales and challenges.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article...ly-adopted-evs
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article...ly-adopted-evs
I also wonder if old manufacturers are not paying for the smear campaigns, pretty much whenever there is a Tesla that breaks, one of my friends send me a whatsapp about it because it ends up in the news.
#278
Great article on ev adoption and sales and challenges.
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article...ly-adopted-evs
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article...ly-adopted-evs
In order for EV adoption to catch is not only affordability, but access to reliable charginging, either at home or publicly. It looks like Public infrastructure is finally starting to move more rapidly, I'm seeing EA changing out their older chargers for newer ones and expanding their charging locations. Tesla has done it, so it can be done
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 11-10-23 at 09:19 AM.
#279
for broader adoption we will need charging options at apartments and condos, more affordable cars, and VASTLY expanded public charging infrastructure.
that will cost TRILLIONS and take a decade.
it's all great for home owners like many of us who also, as the article points out, have an ICE vehicle (just in case lol), and can afford the vehicles.
the article points out average income for tesla owners is 2x average income overall, so yeah, there's that, too.
that will cost TRILLIONS and take a decade.
it's all great for home owners like many of us who also, as the article points out, have an ICE vehicle (just in case lol), and can afford the vehicles.
the article points out average income for tesla owners is 2x average income overall, so yeah, there's that, too.
#280
Change is never easy
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 11-10-23 at 10:50 AM.
#281
The problem that this and Tesla's don't seem to bother some because you don't have choices with Tesla and on EQS it will be black painted, not color matched. So not really much different look from the standard one. Unlike these, AMG and AMG Line Appearance on GLE and GLS and M Sports on X5/7 are color matched and also differently designed. So the looks are significantly improved, even on dark colored cars. Once you've seen them, you would wonder why they even had the std option. Look **** ugly IMO. They look like a different brand/car. And the cost is so insignificant compared to the price of the car. This is one of those options that you would jump in.
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AMIRZA786 (11-10-23)
#282
That is so awesome!! You have the same weed trimmer as I do! I absolutely love my EGO power equipment. In fact, I have the mower, blower, edger, and weed trimmer. By the way, your EQS is pretty cool too! 😉
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#283
Exxon Mobil will start lithium production for EV's by 2027 leveraging land they purchased in Arkansas.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/comm...27-2023-11-13/
https://www.reuters.com/markets/comm...27-2023-11-13/
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AMIRZA786 (11-13-23)
#284
From Robinhood's weekly newsletter, "Snacks"
THE TAKEAWAYAfter committing $100B to the EV transition, top carmakers shift out of the fast lane
Foot off the electric pedal… US automakers have said in recent years that they’d spend billions on EV production. That seemed like a good bet, especially after the Biden admin introduced financial incentives to aid in its goal that half of all new-vehicle sales should be electric by 2030. But lately they’ve been downshifting: GM, Ford, and even Tesla said they’d delay spending on electric models and factories, citing slower sales and econ jitters as they put tens of billions in investments on ice.
THE TAKEAWAYAfter committing $100B to the EV transition, top carmakers shift out of the fast lane
Foot off the electric pedal… US automakers have said in recent years that they’d spend billions on EV production. That seemed like a good bet, especially after the Biden admin introduced financial incentives to aid in its goal that half of all new-vehicle sales should be electric by 2030. But lately they’ve been downshifting: GM, Ford, and even Tesla said they’d delay spending on electric models and factories, citing slower sales and econ jitters as they put tens of billions in investments on ice.
- GM ditched its goal of building 400K EVs by next summer and is delaying the release of some new models as automakers second-guess electric financials.
- Ford pushed back its plan to spend $12B on EV factories, saying customers are reluctant to pay extra for e-whips.
- Tesla (which accounts for half of all EV sales) might delay building a $1B plant in Mexico. Despite steep price cuts, Tesla’s Q3 sales fell from Q2.
- Car cos say they’re still committed to the electric transition, but intense competition has pushed prices down.
- The EV-price-slashing race has cut into profits, while demand (though strong) isn’t enough to offset the hits.
- FYI: Tesla is the only US carmaker with a profitable EV business, and its profit plunged 44% last quarter after it cut prices by ~25%.