As more and more people become aware of EVs many drawbacks, inventories stack up. From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
An ironic article appeared in the industry trade publication, Automotive News the other day. The lead reads thusly:
“As the nation transitions to electric transportation, fires have become a significant problem, affecting everything from e-bikes to high-end Teslas. These fires present an additional challenge to the electro-mobility industry, which is already dealing with cost concerns and infrastructure issues. The incidents not only claim lives but also risk undermining the progress made in electric technology.”
Italics added.
We need a copy editor, stat.
“The nation” is not “transitioning” to electric transportation; it is being forced to transition. The difference is that between a date and rape. But the writer of the article tries to make rape sound as if it were a date.
EVs spontaneously combusting is not an “additional challenge” – observe the blasé language, as if we were discussing losing weight or some other thing that could be improved via effort. What we are dealing with as regards lithium-ion batteries is an inherent vulnerability that cannot be fixed.
But, but, but, muh lithium battery be like all good for environment?
What do you mean $35,000 to replace it?
The EV graveyards are eco-friendly, comrade.
Let me put my VR goggles on and have another lotus flower as I save the world with hashtags and virtue signals.
I am currently having repairs to my 2001 Nissan Maxima (standard drive) because I will never drive an “appliance” and I would never buy an appliance that was so eggregiously costly to the environment and lives.
Gwyneth