well, for now, anyway.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/honda-clarity-electric-discontinued-availability/
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/honda-clarity-electric-discontinued-availability/
You know, I have been all over Romania, Italy, Portugal, and some other spots overseas in the past couple of years. Almost everyone drives small, very fuel efficient cars, alot of models we don't have in the US. (even the ones made by US companies and not available here). Seen alot of wind power stuff. alot of solar stuff, alot of nuke stuff, but I can't recall seeing any electric vehicles over there.
Even in the cities, Bucharest, Rome, Lisbon, Porto, Seville. They love their gas powered stuff as much as we do. I think I saw a Chevy Volt in Rome, that was it.You will find them in large cities. Many EU/UK cities require you to park on the outskirts and take public transit in. If you have an EV, you can drive in those areas.
An extended family member was a missionary in Romania several years ago, he told us that where he was small diesel cars were the popular, got good fuel mileage and fuel was cheap. Emissions? Unheard of.You know, I have been all over Romania, Italy, Portugal, and some other spots overseas in the past couple of years. Almost everyone drives small, very fuel efficient cars, alot of models we don't have in the US. (even the ones made by US companies and not available here). Seen alot of wind power stuff. alot of solar stuff, alot of nuke stuff, but I can't recall seeing any electric vehicles over there.
Older guy I worked with had that same diesel Rabbit in 1977. I was getting 14 mpg in my V8 '71 Fury.Back in the mid 70s, my dad bought a diesel VW Rabbit 4 door. It got 50 mpg! My mother got the same engine in the VW Rabbit truck and it only got 35 mpg.
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In N.C., I don’t see it happening. Best odds are a Leaf since that is falling behind the curve, and Nissan is expected to have a small SUV version soon.Ferrisfan...thanks for your post.
the economics just don't work for me. however, with gas prices coming down, i anticipate the prices of new EV's will drop as well.
if you were buying new, which model has the potential to drop 15-20% in price?
If the power is out the gas pumps don't work as well.Everyone else knows that this EV craze doesn't prove out... If the power is out for a week because of a hurricane or a ice storm, what good is that electric car ? It's the new pet rock . In cities they will work decent, everywhere else you have to have internal combustion.
Make Diesels efficient and don't choke them with unnecessary emissions requirements. They will use less fuel.
Gas vehicles can be efficient with light emissions requirements.
Wanna know what's wrong with plug in electric vehicles? The government.....That's what's wrong. As soon as the government realizes that they are no longer making money from gas because of electric vehicles, they will start taxing the crap out of electricity.
People that think the plug-in EV is the almighty cost cutting solution to their transportation needs are in for a rude awakening. Not to mention the fact that electricity isn't free to begin with. But if/when EV's go mainstream, you can bet your butt that all levels of government will tax it to the max. That's what governments do.......Tax.
Wanna know what's wrong with plug in electric vehicles? The government.....That's what's wrong. As soon as the government realizes that they are no longer making money from gas because of electric vehicles, they will start taxing the crap out of electricity.
People that think the plug-in EV is the almighty cost cutting solution to their transportation needs are in for a rude awakening. Not to mention the fact that electricity isn't free to begin with. But if/when EV's go mainstream, you can bet your butt that all levels of government will tax it to the max. That's what governments do.......Tax.