End of the road for Electric Cars ?

[JustDave]

But they still look like ugly suckers with frunks. Their available ranges are listed in Kilometers, most likely well shrunk.
1000 km being around or well short of 600 miles in reality? Sit in the reality of 1 or 2 hours at 5 pm rush hour traffic and 100 F on blacktop or 10F in winter, the reality of the I-state closure due to many accidents every day of the week. Range will drop.
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https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45942785/toyota-future-ev-battery-plans/

Except for that common mini SUVs, sedans for the past few years all look like overgrown cockroaches, ugly, but more aerodynamic. Toyotas version even more so, but it's the future. Cars are evolving to suit the environment, just like living species. Energy spent plowing through the air with flat faced pickups is energy wasted. I still haven't accepted the sleek look, myself. But the days of the '57 Chevy are long gone.

 

[dilettante]

Except for that common mini SUVs, sedans for the past few years all look like overgrown cockroaches, ugly, but more aerodynamic.

Yes, they all start to look alike aside from minor trim issues, but we've been here for a long time now.

I'm casually looking at this one now, but probably won't buy before next model year or later.

 

[papa tiger]

I wouldn't buy one in the next 10 years, lease with insurance and warranty sure if it meets your daily x 3 needs.

 

[dilettante]

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I can't see leasing as a smart move. As far as I can tell it's a short-sighted way to buy more car than you can afford.

 

[Debrah N.]

The CEO of Ford was complaining about the cost of Chinese EVs six months ago. On a car tech podcast he said he‘d been driving one in the US since then and loved it. He had special permission to test it. There’s speculation that he’d like to make a deal with the Chinese.

I also read an article that said they were terrific cars. Nice and solidly built and a sound rival of American/Canadian built cars. And the price in the article was from$10,000 for a BYD Seagull on up to $55,000 luxury Avatr sedan with a couple of mid range cars priced at $30,000. While our cars average prices are around $56,000. That's why the Canadian and American government have stuck 100% tariffs on them so I don't think you'll be seeing too many of these cars on the roads.

If you're interested in some photos and reading about them.....https://insideevs.com/news/724040/chinese-ev-xpeng-zeekr-tesla/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0-HlFAV1KuP_VaD2CKd7W7qyirtzLHutbh3ILBvkwFN6kncEJYQxuManU_aem_HGJY3WlMp5xclx-5E0EwwQ

 

[Manatee]

There was the story of the man who removed the gas engine from his car and replaced it with an electric motor. His problem was that when he crossed the railroad tracks, the wheels of the trains would cut his extension cord. He didn't have access to any charging stations, so he improvised.