Ask them where and how often they charge their cell phone? Ed
> On Nov 25, 2020, at 2:46 PM, Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's certainly encouraging, however I'm not feeling as secure as you are. > Maybe outside the US, which in the long run affects the US, they're past the > tipping point. But here, there is only a tiny percentage of people buying > EVs. Many are interested and watching but won't object to keep buying ICEs > indefinitely. > > For example, a friend of mine said a month or so ago: "I'll buy one when I > can get 500 miles range." My friend is very supportive of EVs in principal > but not willing to make a personal risk, or perceived risk. I asked, how > often do you drive 500 miles, or even 400 miles in a day. "Never," was the > answer. > > Then what's the issue ? "I'm afraid I won't find a charge station when I need > one." I showed them the chargedevs.com map and indicated there's no shortage > of charge stations in most parts of the US. I then explained that a better > question would be how long do you want to wait for a charge, rather than > where to charge, meaning that it might take 30-60 minutes to get an adequate > charge and you'll want to be somewhere that you would like to spend that time > waiting. > > Well, the story goes on, but you get the point. People, like my friend, are > very interested but they are not at all committed. The manufacturers could > ditch EVs in an instant and not dent sales in the near term. > > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Mark Abramowitz via EV" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: "Mark Abramowitz" <[email protected]> > Sent: 25-Nov-20 10:29:41 AM > Subject: [EVDL] More Evidence - Past the tipping point > >> Some on this list have disagreed with my thesis that we are now past the >> tipping point for EV. >> >> I am always watching for additional evidence that it is true (or not true). >> >> Today Ford Motor Co.’s stock was downgraded by an analyst at JP Morgan. The >> reason for the downgrade was that Ford did not have a clear EV strategy. >> >> The market has apparently agreed with JP Morgan’s assessment, and Ford stock >> is significantly down today. >> >> Add this to the “past the tipping point” ledger. >> >> - Mark >> >> Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html >> INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
