On 21 Sep 2023 at 15:15, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: > According to the Electric Viking prices of batteries will bring EV cost > to that of ICE, thus bring it's end.
I don't know who "Electric Viking" is, but I can see the decline of ICEVs on the horizon in Europe. Here new passenger ICEV sales are supposed to end in 2035. That may yet change since Germany's lawmakers, bless their hearts, are fighting to dilute that requirement on behalf of their petrol-poisoned, big-bucks, knuckle-dragging automakers. But I think that eventually most ICEVs will be phased out. However, I don't see it ever happening in the US. The nation's political future doesn't bode well for it. And the oily propaganda has been quite successful. I read recently that in a survey 41% of the US respondents declared that they would never buy an EV for any reason. It's not a matter of cost. Many of these folks will gladly pay $60k and more for vehicles based on an obsolete design - pickup trucks haven't fundamentally changed since Ford added independent front suspension in 1965. Forty-one percent is an intriguing number in the US. Listing other things that around 41% of the US population favor will be left as an exercise for the reader. :-\ David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Our jobs are not supposed to bring us enlightenment. They are supposed to bring us money and stolen office supplies. If we are going to perform any ritual at work, let it be to invite a demon into the sacred circle to smite our enemy, Liz in Human Resources. - Jessa Crispin = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
