I have been increasingly discouraged with the progress of EVs in the US. For crying out loud, I can't even get my wife to consider an EV. The atmosphere and advertisement are abysmal, from both sides. And let's not even mention the lies and ignorance of the politicians (whoops, there it is). I don't want to give up, but the hill just keeps getting steeper. We have to completely change the attitude of a large majority of the population, and I do not think the global warming angle is going to get it done. Convenience, habits, ignorance (which is not an insult until it becomes willful ignorance), and down-right stubbornness are the American way.
How can we get more information to the masses about EVs? How can we get GM to cancel their cheesy ads, and try something more intelligent? Yes, other countries are leaving us behind in the arena of renewable energy, but bashing them will not change anything. GM, Ford, any manufacturer with an electric line-up, and even Tesla, need to address the population with the advantages of EVs. There are so many areas in which an EV is extremely more adapted. But most people never hear anything about that. They still think of EVs as golf carts, not viable transportation. People want to go to a dealership and experience a vehicle before buying it, but the point has already been made on these posts how dealerships do not profit from EVs at this point. To take the USPS numbers as a benchmark, I doubt if 10% of the US population has ever rode in, much less driven, an EV. And many would not even recognize a Tesla on the road. By the way, what vehicle is that idiot driving in the GM commercials? I have not paid attention to it that closely. So, there are the problems. Somebody has to come up with some ideas to solve them. George Mullineaux 3rd Shift Wrench Monkey Pinnacle Corrugated, Landis, NC Good grief, it turns out that I was OPTIMISTIC. Look here: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2021-02-24%2Fpost-office-purchase-of-&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullineaux%40pinnaclecorrugated.com%7Cb1907707978d4e837cd908d8d932e4a0%7C976178cc71b24588b870337d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637498159902495448%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=D5DWCjyx2Xf4pQf5yVzcTVLt5473Wz5%2BS%2BmCjWR2O8k%3D&reserved=0 gasoline-truck-seems-to-defy-biden-order https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fv.gd%2Ftc6Uqk&data=04%7C01%7Cgeorgemullineaux%40pinnaclecorrugated.com%7Cb1907707978d4e837cd908d8d932e4a0%7C976178cc71b24588b870337d092cdfe3%7C0%7C0%7C637498159902495448%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=mVxnQk5Ney%2Bq7fLEZqSTD024jQtEb8H9BB2jU%2B9Kmtw%3D&reserved=0 "The U.S. Postal Service currently plans for only 10% of its new truck fleet to be electric, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Wednesday, angering environmentalists who say the move flies in the face of a White House executive order to electrify the government´s vehicles." I have no words. Welll, actually I do, but I don't want to get into partisan politics and/or start a flame war. I will say this, however, because I've said it many times before. Despite what Tesla fans might like to think, the EV train has left the US station and it's on a one-way trip. Its central terminal is now in Europe, with a large hub in Asia. Actually, if Musk is as smart a businessman as he seems to think he is, he'll get Tesla out of the US and set up shop where the market is. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. 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