Eric, I disagree. How many of any particular model does a manufacturer
sell? An EV model could easily sell as many as an ICE model. For folks
where an EV cannot meet their needs, a plug-in hybrid would be a
solution. I'm on the RAV4 EV list as well. The owners frequently tell
of encounters with people who never knew highway capable EVs existed
(this is in California, where most were). Next, they ask where they
can buy one.
I believe what it will take for EV sales to take off is for people to
actually start seeing them on the road. For example, I hope to be one
of the first in my area to get a Leaf. I know I will start getting a
lot of questions from people who know little or nothing about EVs.
However, it will remain a curiosity until they can go to any Nissan
dealer, test drive one, and drive off in one the same day.
An EV does not need to compete with a gas car on all terms. In the
near term, gas cars, including plug-in hybrids, will be superior for
long distance travel. However, the EV can be shown to be superior for
commuting. In multicar families, at least one could be an EV. For a
single person who only wants one car, he/she will need to do an
analysis. If you only take one trip a year, you may want to rent a car
for that trip. You will always be taking a trip in a new car, likely
one you couldn't afford if you had to buy it. If you take a trip every
weekend, a pure EV is not for you.
Before I get too far off on a tangent, let me just stop and reiterate
that I believe there will be plenty of buyers to justify several EV
models from several manufacturers, and I expect the market to grow
faster than the supply, at least for the next 5 years or so.
Hopefully, after that, the supply will start to catch up.
On 9/18/10, Electric Blue auto convertions <[email protected]> wr=
ote:
>
>
> Am I reading your post right Eric?? you dont own any kind of EV???? I read
> in your post that most people only have one car? In kansas you better own=
at
> lest 3 or your some place else, like the 56 floor in manhatten, where
> parking is about 400$ a month. I have 5 vehicles, looking at a 6th, but
> thats just me. I said I only need to 15 miles a day, why should ANYONE ne=
ed
> 350 mile range if they dont need it. 95 % of the conversions I do are back
> and forth to work driving,
>
> Yes I get the idiots that call about converting their F450 cabnit crane
> truck that has to go at highway speeds and get 400 mile range, I just hang
> up on them, not even worth talking to them.. another question, to Eric, w=
hy
> do you beat down EVs so much ..seems to me, and I probly am wrong, but wh=
en
> some one post something about an EV, you come back and flush their toilet=
on
> them, Please tell me Im wrong .
>
>
>
> If EVs are so unreliable why am I building so many, I can ofer anything in
> an EV that any new car manufacture can. I have done cross over SUV, large
> SUVs, sport cars, large and small cars/trucks, If I can only make 1% o=
f a
> 100 billion $ Im on the train right now. any one would.. Remember, peo=
ple
> who want EVs will buy them or build them their selvs. they wont wait for =
GM
> or Ford to do it. thats the way its always been. Its not about cost , its
> about WHEN can I have it, when they come to my shop.
>
>
>
> ev-blue.com
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sell? An EV model could easily sell as many as an ICE model. For folks
where an EV cannot meet their needs, a plug-in hybrid would be a
solution. I'm on the RAV4 EV list as well. The owners frequently tell
of encounters with people who never knew highway capable EVs existed
(this is in California, where most were). Next, they ask where they
can buy one.
I believe what it will take for EV sales to take off is for people to
actually start seeing them on the road. For example, I hope to be one
of the first in my area to get a Leaf. I know I will start getting a
lot of questions from people who know little or nothing about EVs.
However, it will remain a curiosity until they can go to any Nissan
dealer, test drive one, and drive off in one the same day.
An EV does not need to compete with a gas car on all terms. In the
near term, gas cars, including plug-in hybrids, will be superior for
long distance travel. However, the EV can be shown to be superior for
commuting. In multicar families, at least one could be an EV. For a
single person who only wants one car, he/she will need to do an
analysis. If you only take one trip a year, you may want to rent a car
for that trip. You will always be taking a trip in a new car, likely
one you couldn't afford if you had to buy it. If you take a trip every
weekend, a pure EV is not for you.
Before I get too far off on a tangent, let me just stop and reiterate
that I believe there will be plenty of buyers to justify several EV
models from several manufacturers, and I expect the market to grow
faster than the supply, at least for the next 5 years or so.
Hopefully, after that, the supply will start to catch up.
On 9/18/10, Electric Blue auto convertions <[email protected]> wr=
ote:
>
>
> Am I reading your post right Eric?? you dont own any kind of EV???? I read
> in your post that most people only have one car? In kansas you better own=
at
> lest 3 or your some place else, like the 56 floor in manhatten, where
> parking is about 400$ a month. I have 5 vehicles, looking at a 6th, but
> thats just me. I said I only need to 15 miles a day, why should ANYONE ne=
ed
> 350 mile range if they dont need it. 95 % of the conversions I do are back
> and forth to work driving,
>
> Yes I get the idiots that call about converting their F450 cabnit crane
> truck that has to go at highway speeds and get 400 mile range, I just hang
> up on them, not even worth talking to them.. another question, to Eric, w=
hy
> do you beat down EVs so much ..seems to me, and I probly am wrong, but wh=
en
> some one post something about an EV, you come back and flush their toilet=
on
> them, Please tell me Im wrong .
>
>
>
> If EVs are so unreliable why am I building so many, I can ofer anything in
> an EV that any new car manufacture can. I have done cross over SUV, large
> SUVs, sport cars, large and small cars/trucks, If I can only make 1% o=
f a
> 100 billion $ Im on the train right now. any one would.. Remember, peo=
ple
> who want EVs will buy them or build them their selvs. they wont wait for =
GM
> or Ford to do it. thats the way its always been. Its not about cost , its
> about WHEN can I have it, when they come to my shop.
>
>
>
> ev-blue.com
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