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9/8/2024 4:18:05 PM
 
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Section 6: International Subject: Cheap EVs Msg# 1210952
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Reliability of cheap EVs could be a large problem. Here's a junkyard in China containing hundreds of broken abandoned EVs.
Headline: China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities Click Here Similar pools of unwanted battery-powered vehicles have sprouted up in at least half a dozen cities across China, |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: It will be interesting to see how that introduction plays out. The end price per car to U.S. buyers would be boosted by import and shipping fees if they weren't already factored in by the author of that piece. Either way, the Chinese cars look to be cheap enough to drive a stake through the heart of the American electric car effort. As with all Chinese products, these electric cars appear to cost a fraction of what counterparts made here will cost and I see that amounting to the economic torpedoing of the government-mandated American effort. It's enough to bring back to mind unfortunately familiar phrases like "too big to fail" and "bailouts". 
As far as increasing the general acceptance of all-electric cars goes, I don't see this raising the spirits of potential buyers smart enough to look beyond the purchase price. There is still the lack of an acceptable level of infrastructure for cross-country travel and the drastic reduction in performance at high and low temperature extremes that need to be overcome. I do see these cars as a potentially popular choice for those who have already decided to buy an electric car, especially if they are looking for a second car just to drive around town and can therefore charge it at home. |
