There has been a big argument that hybrids were the way to go, then move into EVs. Unfortunately, Wall Street has decided anything less that "the best" isn't worth investing in. Another reason for Wall Street to be abolished.
There has been a big argument that hybrids were the way to go, then move into EVs. Unfortunately, Wall Street has decided anything less that "the best" isn't worth investing in. Another reason for Wall Street to be abolished.
TC, great column. I, too, have not bought a new car for years; they are simply too expensive, and things are heading in a similar direction even in the used car market.
Where I live in rural NH, EVs are not the answer for me because of cost and the lack of charging stations. When it is time to replace my gas car, a hybrid is an answer for me, but the price will still be a concern.
The problem with the gas to EV conversion is that no one is taking the leadership to get all the players to sit down and plan for the future. Business certainly is not doing it, and I don't think Biden can do it without Congress, and we know that the current Republicans want no part of that.
Someone or a group of forward-thinking industry leaders, engineers, and scientists need to get a one-on-one meeting with President Biden and come up with the plan.
Hell, Kennedy set the goal of a man on the moon before the end of the decade, and no one had a clue how to do it then, and the technology didn't even exist, yet the mission was accomplished. Go figure that. We need a NASA-like group, organized by the federal government, to lead the way with a kick-off by President Biden.
I currently live in Omaha. I would buy a plug-in electric hybrid in a heartbeat, but I wouldnтАЩt touch a pure electric car with a 100 foot pole. There are simply far too many places in my state where there are simply no chargers at all. A plug-in electric hybrid, on the other hand, I could charge from an existing 110 V outlet that is right next to my parking space in my condo garage, and when I am driving around in Omaha it would be functioning 100% off of electricity. But I wouldnтАЩt be afraid to drive it in the rural areas of my state since it would have a gas engine as a back up. There would be no danger of being stuck. I honestly do not know why both gasoline hybrids and plug-in electric hybrids are not being promoted more aggressively. Why are we making the perfect the enemy of the good?
Hybrids are very functional and a great transition method that allows for charging infrastructure to build up over time. Wall Street might not like it but reality kicks Wall StreetтАЩs butt
The range factor and availability of gas stations, huh?
There has been a big argument that hybrids were the way to go, then move into EVs. Unfortunately, Wall Street has decided anything less that "the best" isn't worth investing in. Another reason for Wall Street to be abolished.
TC, great column. I, too, have not bought a new car for years; they are simply too expensive, and things are heading in a similar direction even in the used car market.
Where I live in rural NH, EVs are not the answer for me because of cost and the lack of charging stations. When it is time to replace my gas car, a hybrid is an answer for me, but the price will still be a concern.
The problem with the gas to EV conversion is that no one is taking the leadership to get all the players to sit down and plan for the future. Business certainly is not doing it, and I don't think Biden can do it without Congress, and we know that the current Republicans want no part of that.
Someone or a group of forward-thinking industry leaders, engineers, and scientists need to get a one-on-one meeting with President Biden and come up with the plan.
Hell, Kennedy set the goal of a man on the moon before the end of the decade, and no one had a clue how to do it then, and the technology didn't even exist, yet the mission was accomplished. Go figure that. We need a NASA-like group, organized by the federal government, to lead the way with a kick-off by President Biden.
I currently live in Omaha. I would buy a plug-in electric hybrid in a heartbeat, but I wouldnтАЩt touch a pure electric car with a 100 foot pole. There are simply far too many places in my state where there are simply no chargers at all. A plug-in electric hybrid, on the other hand, I could charge from an existing 110 V outlet that is right next to my parking space in my condo garage, and when I am driving around in Omaha it would be functioning 100% off of electricity. But I wouldnтАЩt be afraid to drive it in the rural areas of my state since it would have a gas engine as a back up. There would be no danger of being stuck. I honestly do not know why both gasoline hybrids and plug-in electric hybrids are not being promoted more aggressively. Why are we making the perfect the enemy of the good?
Hybrids are very functional and a great transition method that allows for charging infrastructure to build up over time. Wall Street might not like it but reality kicks Wall StreetтАЩs butt
The range factor and availability of gas stations, huh?
That IS the issue.