General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: The CEO of Ford just perfectly summarized the biggest problem for electric cars [View all]global1
(25,237 posts)In order to become accepted they need to be priced right and promoted right.
Right now they are still being premium priced and promoted as premium.
If they are better - they need to be priced the same as a gas version. If they would be equivalent to a gas version - they need to be priced less expensive.
The American Cosumer also needs to be better educated in driving them. Right now as for the most part they are still considered foreign or strange than what we are familiar with.
Car makers should make them appealing price wise to car rental companies so that more Americans can drive them and get used to them and not he afraid of them.enough
If we let the auto industry off the hook on the fuel economy standards - they will take the easy way out and electrified vehicles will continue to struggle to become mainstream or will be abandoned.
The Oil Cos. are still too strong a lobby and that doesn't help either.
One thing we might be able to count on with the Repugs in power now is that gas prices will begin to rise again - making the economy of an electrified vehicle more appealing.
We also don't have bright minds like Henry Ford running these car companies these days.
Greed has taken over and they want to get deep into the pocket of the American Consumer.