The major news media are full of "the sky is falling" EV tales. To hear them tell it, EV sales are in freefall, and "serious" automakers are rushing to cancel EV projects.
You can almost see them rubbing their hands. These writers and editors have been gleefully kneecapping EVs for over 3 decades. Ars Technica sets the record straight: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/06/ev-sales-slowdown-is-mostly-a-tesla- problem-according-to-sales-data/ or https://v.gd/GYzzM4 Tesla's US sales are down for the year. But Tesla has reportedly reduced prices in response, so let's just see about that. Volkswagen is stumbling in the US with the ID4. But Volkwagen Group is currently the #1 selling EV maker in Europe, where they offer MANY more models than just the ID4, including more affordable ones. GM is down 21% year on year. Not so coincidentally, IMO, they also no longer offer a practical, affordable EV (the Bolt) in the US. So is the sky falling? Nope. Ford EV sales are up in the US. Hyundai and Kia are up. BMW is up. Rivian, Mercedes, Toyota, all up. Read the story, and you'll have some fresh-ground grist for your next water cooler EV discussion. https://v.gd/GYzzM4 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 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Where they burn books, they will eventually burn people. -- Heinrich Heine = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
