alt Hacker NewsI think they do care about cost savings, and the near-universal retrenchment of car companies culling their EVs in the wake of the expiration of the $7,500 federal tax credit tells you that these vehicles do not save consumers money. If they did, people would still be clamoring to buy them.
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rdtsc • today at 7:19 AM
Yeah that was kind of surprising. EVs were supposed to a no-brainer cheaper and more reliable car. I was expecting it to cost no more than half of a ICE car, but they are just as expensive and even more expensive to insure often.
I could see the government having a tax program or incentives to build charging stations. But the cars should have needed that, they should be selling themselves.
Used EV prices are rising, especially at the low end:
https://www.recurrentauto.com/research/used-electric-vehicle...
People who want EVs to save money aren't interested in buying brand new, expensive luxury EVs but that's where the supply was.