Comment on Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working
WallEx@feddit.de 10 months agoYeah, but that totally makes sense if no one is buying. It’s just, that no one is buying, because automakers aren’t really interested in EVs, since gas powered has WAY bigger margins.
Petter1@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Maybe in your country, here the majority of sold cars are electric. And the charging network is great. (Switzerland)
WallEx@feddit.de 10 months ago
Yeah, I’m from Germany. So we are big petrol heads over here …
Petter1@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Well, the majority of Swiss people drives overpriced SUVs anyway… so I guess the margins are pretty good And people here see the saving potential if you use less than 0.35 CHF/kWh 🔋 power compared the often more than 2.0 CHF/L ⛽️ power 1L of ⛽️ has about 10kWh but energy going to the street is way less compared to EV
Source: econologie.de/Energie-enthalten-in-Liter-Kraftsto…
WallEx@feddit.de 10 months ago
Right. Thanks for sharing.
I hate the SUV trend as a whole, but especially in EVs it’s just so non-sensical. Trying to build more resourceconsious vehicles, but at the same time building them twice as big and heavy as they need to be, while trying to achieve range …