Re:Volkswagen’s Costly Bet on Electric Cars
by olivermarks on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:30AM
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'Is there any credible doubt that electric cars are the future?' I think in the near term yes.
Hybrid is the only viable next generation of vehicles, with full EV possibly after that.
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Re:Volkswagen’s Costly Bet on Electric Cars
by wnorris on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:37AM
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Hybrid was only a stop gap until batteries reached the point they are today.
In markets (California and Norway in particular) where there is significant EV growth you are seeing Hybrid sales drop quickly.
Re:Volkswagen’s Costly Bet on Electric Cars
by KSteffensen on Thursday March 14, 2019 @11:54AM
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I have a hybrid (from VW), my next car will be full EV. I expect to buy this within a one or two years.
Re:Volkswagen’s Costly Bet on Electric Cars
by olivermarks on Thursday March 14, 2019 @12:45PM
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I'm in California. EVs are a tiny niche market, battery tech still has massive mileage and safety issues to overcome and the grid is not fit for purpose in most parts of the world.
China are building out scale EV infrastructure and since they are the main global market for vehicles going forward it seems inevitable they will ultimately own the EV transportation and infrastructure markets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_grid_in_China