You are greatly exaggerating the sentiment in the other thread. There are only a couple/few musk worshipers, and only a couple musk haters. Everybody else has pretty moderate views, albeit views that vary widely.
Uh-uh. Only the pinnacle of automotive brilliance, the majestic Honda Accord, may be worshiped on the RU forums. I mean, people can post what they want of course. But only the Accord can be slurped without a very strong likelihood of witty mockery in response.Unless that brand is Toyota
Given what I've seen from a manufacturing standpoint out of the new Austin factory, I'll stand by my statement.
You are not impressed by 139% increase yoy?
I think it's great. But if we've learned anything from following EVs it's that profitable, mass production is extremely difficult. Going from a few hundred units/month to a few thousand is a step in the right direction, but Ford has been plateauing in the few thousands/month range for quite some time. I'd love to see a 6 figure production output for 2022.
You did not miss much in the previous pages!
Range isn't a huge concern for me. I only commute one mile to work right now, and at most 25 miles round trip. I thought it was a better looking vehicle than some of the others. I have a 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid right now, and still love it. I just see that the newer hybrids get about 20 more mpg than the one I have now.
Have you thought about a RAV4 Prime or a Honda Clarity? Both are Plug-in Hybrids. The Rav4 Prime has 42 miles of "EV" range on the electric motor, and the Honda Clarity has 47 miles of range. While these may offend the Zero emission EV purists, for someone with your minimal range needs, you get the best of both worlds- short trips burn no (or very minimal) fossil fuels, and no range anxiety because you have gasoline as backup. We considered these before going for the F150 Lightning, but we really liked all of the features of the Lightning, and we could use a pickup.
I have stated before that I’m super impressed at Tesla’s margins. But I have also question their margins because over half of the cars sold are made in China plus the federal tax credit.
BYD is at 13%.
I’ve been know to be wrong before. It certainly won’t be the first time.
Depends on how you look at EVs. Here is a bullet point from Toyota for Q1.
Yeah, we've discussed semiconductor shortages quite a bit. Long term problem is going to be battery manufacturing and supply chain. The battery problem will persist well into the 2030s.
