Comment on Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
black_flag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week agoJust read an article recently that while battery cell cost has fallen and overall capacity have risen, price of EVs continues to rise.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
in 2024 in the west they were falling still. Europe stats are strong for all EVs. Should not be Tesla vs BYD. cleantechnica.com/…/eu-overtakes-the-rest-of-the-… 29% growth in first half of the year, and even higher in July. BEVs+Hybrids is almost 60% of sales. PHEV+BEV 24%, which is much higher than US, though behind China. Total car sales up, while ICE sales down.
European brands doing well. I don’t know the prices of every model, but they have to be providing value to be doing so well.
3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com 6 days ago
Most of my car friends won’t touch an EV still here in the UK because the infrastructure isn’t good enough, and those same friends won’t touch a Chinese car either. Only a few have tried Tesla and all have got rid. Currently in the UK if you are a company car person you’d be mad not to get an EV as they are subsidised so much, but equally mad to get one as your only personal car as the charging network is shocking still. When here it is MORE expensive to charge an EV whilst out and about than fuel a petrol car something is seriously wrong
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
EVs are better cars, and most people are happy with them to get another EV in future. You do need private charging solutions to make it cheaper/convenient, and home solar makes it even better economics. Public charging is something you should plan to use a handful of times per year.
3dcadmin@lemmy.relayeasy.com 6 days ago
Can’t charge at home here and no public chargers nearby either…
I’m guessing you are in the US as here in the UK more are against EVs than for them because charging costs out and about are higher than ICE cars and Teslas are pretty much hated, and they have by far and away the best charging network. My wife is disabled and believe me having an EV is way harder then because even silly things like the public chargers being as far away from service stations and amenities means it is counter-productive. We will never be able to charge at our current home either - it is banned in the contract