U.S. Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/business/electric-car-sales.html

13 2 4 years ago

https://archive.ph/wPQ9B (Bloomberg: US Crosses the Electric-Car Tipping Point for Mass Adoption)

Great quote from the thread piece:

Sales in the United States will gain momentum as battery-powered cars become more commonplace, said Felipe Smolka, who follows the electric vehicle market for the consulting firm EY. People will become reluctant to buy cars powered by fossil fuels, he said, out of fear they could become obsolete and lose their resale value. Carmakers have largely stopped investing in internal combustion engine technology.
“The energy behind this transition is already at a point where is there no return,” Mr. Smolka said.

cam0• 4 years ago

I definitely feel like I'm at a point of no return (to gas engines) after driving a Tesla for a couple of years. I drove a nice gas powered car the other week and the experience was akin to going back to my flip-phone after experiencing the iPhone. I do look forward to more, better electric cars on the market, but I've completely moved beyond the desire of owning a legacy gas powered vehicle.

U.S. Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages

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