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Originally Posted by sourdough
EVs are being pushed onto the masses....and forced. Some states have mandated the elimination of gas powered vehicles, some some percentage etc. Biden has decreed the elimination of gas powered vehicles in various statements and orders. Here's a clip of one report, Motor Trend 8/5/21:
"President Joseph R. Biden today signed an executive order declaring that up to half of all new cars sold by 2030 must be electric. Take a moment to spit out your coffee, do a double-take, or engage in whatever expression of surprise suits you."
These decrees, coupled with actions taken to eliminate fossil fuels, are directly aimed at forcing EVs on the masses.
EVs are an interesting discussion. I have some very strong feelings about them and how/why they are being forced. The reasons are both ideological and political....very political. Please keep that in mind as these discussions occur because the topic can veer very quickly.
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Thanks for that, I hadn't been able to find that.
So doing the math, if about 17 million vehicles are sold in the US each year, that's somewhere between 7 and 8.5 million EVs to be sold in 2030. That's a lot of vehicles to be sold to urban and suburban residents leaving 8.5 to 10 million vehicles to be sold to rural residents (a smaller demographic compared to people living in urban or suburban areas) and people who still need an ICE-based vehicle for their needs. Technology will most likely change a lot in the next 7 years, so who knows where we will land.