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Not all EVs are going to be Teslas or Mustangs or Porsches. Those are very expensive vehicles and attract the brunt of the media coverage because they are excit

Not all EVs are going to be Teslas or Mustangs or Porsches. Those are very expensive vehicles and attract the brunt of the media coverage because they are exciting, but I don't think they are going to be the majority of the cars just like we don't see hellcats everywhere.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
When the Hellcat tax brackets start getting their hands on electric jet skis and dirtbikes, the ensuing hand wringing is probably gonna start a fire.
MisterTea 5y ago
Ill say this, they need to release some exciting models otherwise the bros and other masculine types will walk away from electric cars thinking they are for tree hugging hippies, liberals, progressives, environmentalists, yuppies, etc.
- abakker 5y ago
  A lot of judgement in this comment over people's preferences. If some people don't enjoy the performance characteristics, looks, or limited utility of a prius, this does not make them unreasonable. EV trucks, sportscars, and SUVs really can't come soon enough because those solve different problems for different people. Not everyone uses their car to commute to an office.
- elzbardico 5y ago
  In that case I would say that yes, probably it worked for me. I see no reason to apologize for being what you call a masculine type.
tomatotomato37 5y ago
Yeah, I was about to say the road to the Mach-E is littered with failed electric ecoboxes with abysmal power-to-weight ratios and HP figures more suited to mopeds. Just because your first experience with a electric vehicle is a sports marque doesn't mean all electrics are ultimately going to end up like that
tonyedgecombe 5y ago
At the moment battery supply is constrained and is likely to remain so for some time (I think I read at least five more years). This means car companies can't make enough to supply the market so they will continue to put them in their most expensive models. It will be a long time before I can buy the EV equivalent of my wife's Skoda Fabia.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago

When the Hellcat tax brackets start getting their hands on electric jet skis and dirtbikes, the ensuing hand wringing is probably gonna start a fire.

MisterTea 5y ago

Ill say this, they need to release some exciting models otherwise the bros and other masculine types will walk away from electric cars thinking they are for tree hugging hippies, liberals, progressives, environmentalists, yuppies, etc.

abakker 5y ago
A lot of judgement in this comment over people's preferences. If some people don't enjoy the performance characteristics, looks, or limited utility of a prius, this does not make them unreasonable. EV trucks, sportscars, and SUVs really can't come soon enough because those solve different problems for different people. Not everyone uses their car to commute to an office.
elzbardico 5y ago
In that case I would say that yes, probably it worked for me. I see no reason to apologize for being what you call a masculine type.

tomatotomato37 5y ago

Yeah, I was about to say the road to the Mach-E is littered with failed electric ecoboxes with abysmal power-to-weight ratios and HP figures more suited to mopeds. Just because your first experience with a electric vehicle is a sports marque doesn't mean all electrics are ultimately going to end up like that

tonyedgecombe 5y ago

At the moment battery supply is constrained and is likely to remain so for some time (I think I read at least five more years). This means car companies can't make enough to supply the market so they will continue to put them in their most expensive models. It will be a long time before I can buy the EV equivalent of my wife's Skoda Fabia.