EVs -- After Two Decades, Still Not Ready For Prime Time -- June 4, 2022

Updates

June 4, 2022: link here. 

And this won't change. The "wait-time" will only get worse as time goes on. 

Original Post

Link here to The WSJ. 

Most interesting are the comments to this article which attempt to "defend" EVs. Those comments fall into two groups:

• the driver / writer would not have had this problem had she driven a Tesla; and,
• the highways from Chicago to New Orleans are particularly lacking in charging stations compared to other highways ... like those, say, in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.

The fact is, EVs are nowhere near ready for prime time in the US. 

Exhibit A: the linked article.

Exhibit B: GM "slashing" the price of the Chevy Bolt despite record high gasoline price.

Exhibit C: how long has it been?

• when did this article appear? 2022
• when was Tesla founded? 2003

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Rivian

Link here to The WSJ:

From the linked article:

Car factories around the world routinely churn out models around the clock. 

About eight months after production on Rivian’s electric trucks started, executives recently marked a milestone in uninterrupted work days: The company’s plant ran at full speed for an entire 10-hour work shift for the first time. 

Rivian, which investors see as the Tesla Inc. of trucks, has tens of thousands of customer preorders in the burgeoning market for electric vehicles. The startup is rolling out three new models in quick succession at its freshly overhauled factory—an undertaking that even seasoned auto executives say is fraught.

Are you kidding me?

• when did this article appear? 2022
• when was Rivian founded? 2009

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Meanwhile

Link here.