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In my mid-year review, I state the following:
EVs
the universal supercharger plug: Tesla NACS
- Tesla owns it
- all other supercharging networks will fold by 2025
transition: adoption of EVs will not unfold as expected
- RIDE: darling of Wall Street declared bankruptcy
- #1 global brand: 2Q23 deliveries to be announced shortly; will provide clearer picture
- more and more, EVs seen for elites; very, very expensive
- once one has an EV, one thinks about re-charging 24/7; the issue lives in one's mind rent-free
- we should start seeing stories on repeat buyers; used EVs for sale: won't be a pretty picture
- for 90% of Americans, switching to an EV is a bridge too far
Let's take a look at just how accurate these two statement are:
- more and more, EVs seen for elites; very, very expensive
- once one has an EV, one thinks about re-charging 24/7; the issue lives in one's mind rent-free
- the 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T
- "made for America" -- actually not: made for California
- a plug-in hybrid -- which I think are even less popular than "full" EVs
- they're not even "real" EVs;
- purpose of automobile:
- an anchor baby
- helping Stellantis meet fuel-economy and air-quality numbers in California
- price
- writer considers it "pricey" -- that's an under-statement
- base price: $40,935
- price, as tested: $53,245
- EPA fuel economy: 29 mpg combined (are you kidding me)
- charging time: 2.5 hours (Level 2) -- are you kidding me
- range: runs on gasoline when traveling cross-country; can charge overnight at hotels
bottom line:
- $55,000 for a "KIA cross-over"?
- produced to meet California requirements so Stellantis can sell their ICE cars in that state
- hood ornament: less cachet than a Porsche, Mercedes, BWM
If you have to ask, yes:
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