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Originally Posted by Robbie
Been watching this too.
When GM closed those plants...some of it was the hybrid Chevy Volt being a failure.
But the company said they were going to start making all-electric cars very soon.
Then a few months back...Ford announced that they have stopped production of ALL cars except the Mustang. They are only going to be releasing Ford trucks for the time being.
My guess would be that their next lineup of cars will be all electric.
Also...I just bought a new Jeep Wrangler Rubicon a couple of months ago. And while I was at the dealership they told me about a new electric Jeep Wrangler that will be out in the next couple of years!
When that comes out, I'll trade my current one in on that one for sure.
My guess is that within 10 years, gas cars are going to be nostalgic.
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Agreed somewhat.
I don't think petro power will go away anytime soon, but it will become noncompetitive like the electrics have been before this point. And some are using high HP engines with high torque motors for a performance wahoo !
I can understand those that are judging this from what they have seen and herd to this point. But they really have not engineered these very well before.
Tesla did show the way and you can see the engineering talent being poured on to this now from many players.
I'm sure there will be bumps on this path, but like everything else, once there is a commitment, they will be overcome and surpassed.
I've been watching some of the patent activity and if you are a performance junkie, there is plenty coming your way.
Most American manufacturers have not made their own electric motors, they subbed them out. The big change I see is that they are serious now, is that they have plans on the books to make there own. Tesla and at least one Chinese manufacture are far ahead of the engineering on these motors.
But the games have begun. It will get very serious very soon.
The battery tech has to improve more than anything else. It's close but needs to get better. And from what I have seen.... it's coming. Safety for battery arrays is also a concern.
It seems 2021 is the year everyone will have more than one model electric so it's coming very soon. I have been trying to stay on top of this for a very long time now as I see opportunity in charging stations. But not quite like many might think.
But I can't reveal that LOL. But I have been buying assets to that end.