Re:Tesla’s First-Quarter Deliveries Plummet
by volkl48 on Thursday April 04, 2019 @12:48PM
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Yeah, but these are all a certain cultural bubble where they are vastly over-represented.
EV's were 2.1% of new-car sales last year in the US. That's nearly doubling the 1.2% share from last year, and that is great growth.
But that still means 98% of new cars last year weren't. And with the average car on the road being ~12 years old, EV's are still practically a rounding error in the actual vehicle fleet.
Re:Tesla’s First-Quarter Deliveries Plummet
by stcredzero on Thursday April 04, 2019 @01:10PM
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Yeah, but these are all a certain cultural bubble where they are vastly over-represented.
I suspect quite a few things are vastly over-represented in those cultural bubbles. I'd love to see a Tesla sales map!
EVs have become quite commonplace all over the Front Range of CO, even in the less rich places. Teslas, Bolts, Volts, etrons, and Electric Fords are really common here. I don't think this is exclusive to this area, as I was just in LA, and they're everywhere there too.
Whether it's the urge to help reduce carbon emissions, or have the newest coolest thing, people are willing to shell out those amounts for a vehicle, regardless of how practical it is.