The CEO of the company that fired me consistently goes up on stage and talks about the transformative power of AI. The company does not use AI for shit.
Yup. Perfect is the enemy of good. If you wait for everything to be just right, nothing ever happens.
Something like 43% of all marriages in the US end in divorce. Take into account that many people who want to, can't due to economic or societal reasons so the number of unhappy marriages is well over half.
My local lumber/hardware store has purchased a bunch of them for deliveries in the city. Ford EVs are everywhere I look now. Second only to Tesla. Anecdotal, but I'm sure not all of them are YouTubers. Most of them look like actual working trucks with gear in the back (for the lightning. Obviously not for the Mach-e which I see more of)
Hyundai seems to be the top choice right now. They have the best combination of value, features, technology and reliability.
The Ioniq 5 is, at least where I live in Canada, is on a perpetual waitlist (except for the base 2wd model nobody wants). I'm personally waiting for the Ioniq 7 to replace my rusting Outback.
That's not a commute. I don't commute by car at all. I bike or take transit if I have to commute. A cars sole purpose for me is long trips with the family and going to the cottage, which is 320km away.
That take only works for families with multiple cars. A car would be pointless for me with a less than a 450km (280m) range.
Audi: too expensive, poor reliability Subaru/Toyota: released a shit compliance car.
Again, overpriced junk. My point is that it's not that nobody wants EVs. It's that nobody wants the crap these makers are selling.
It goes hand in hand with the prices. If you're going to spend that much more on a BEV, you want it to be different. And making it look different doesn't cost significantly more.
Also, car shape and style has so much to do with ICE vehicle design necessity.
I disagree on Tesla. Their minimalist interface is a huge turnoff.
Yes, availability in the US is much better. You can find a base ioniq 5 here easily now, but nobody wants those. Everyone wants the long range AWD.
I test drove the mach-e and really liked it. And it has a surprisingly large amount of storage due to the well designed frunk. The California edition has more than enough range for me. However, the abysmal charging speed has me worried about battery condition. If it's that slow to charge it means the battery isn't good under load.
Rivian and Lucid are exclusively luxury brands. Not shocked that they're having a hard time pushing cars over 100k CAD. I don't think they're atracting the same media attention either.
Oh yeah, forgot that one. Way too small for me, but a really nice car. If the Polestar 3 wasn't so stupid expensive, I'd love to get that.
I'm in the market for a BEV. Have been for 3 years. The reason I don't have one is:
A. The cars that are large enough for my use case (weekend getaways with kids and or friends) are all super expensive luxury vehicles with poor ratings.
B. Availability. Other than the Mustang Mach-E, nothing is available here (Canada) without a minimum 6 month wait list. (Ioniq 5 is 1 year).
C. Poor reliability and/or features. (See the disaster that is the Chevy Blazer EV).
At this point I'm waiting for the Ioniq 7. Hopefully it will be as well reviewed as it's sister the EV9.
The reason GM and Ford are not selling well is because nobody wants what they're selling. But they're framing it as an general EV issue and not a crap product issue.
The media and those apposed to EVs are buying it of course.
I had money down on a Chevrolet Blazer EV for release. I started hearing negative things before they became available. Asked dealer to hold. Vehicles start shipping and the list is glaring:
- Underpowered
- Unreliable infotainment system with some units completely bricking
- Major charging issues.
- Nerfed towing capabilities
Got my deposit back. If they had just released a non-luxury Lyriq, that would have worked, but they had to nerf it and make it considerably worse. Not that the 2 and 3 are not issues on the Lyriq.
A new one in my cycling experience in Toronto. I got rear ended by a food delivery cyclist. They were too busy looking at their phone to notice the light was red. After hitting me, appologiesing, they continued on their way running the red light while looking at their phone.
Did you read it? The actual data? The issue isn't the fact that EV technology is less reliable. The issue is that Tesla is a shit car maker and Audi crams too many fragile luxury items into their cars that break. This report does not further your point.