So Volvo are only making electric cars from now on and France has pledged to ban all diesel and petrol engines in France by 2040.
The roar of a V8 will soon be a thing of the past, is this the beginning of the end guys?
Electric Cars
Angel Miller
Grayson Cooper
Volvo will be making either hybrid or electric cars exclusively by 2019. Are you one of those people that say "seven billion" when the number is really "one million" those people
Anthony Sanchez
And then they will go out of business in 3 years because no one will buy them.
Anthony James
It is inevitable we are going to be seeing more and more electric cars, I predict that by 2040 there will actually be more electric vehicles in first world countries than petrol/diesel.
Aiden Edwards
Once they sort out the range issues
My next car will be electric Im pretty sure
Connor Williams
I almost got a Chevy Volt when I picked out my car but decided against it, last minute. My next car will probably be an electric as well. I'm just waiting for it to mature a little more.
Anthony Diaz
Saying something and doing something are different. We will see how volvo does with the all electric promis. Remember fool cell Honda's?
Juan Price
Tesla model 3 will get over 200 mikes range, be RWD or AWD, look more or less like a normal sedan and have supercharging stations for long distance travel
Austin Taylor
The main issue still resides with the infastructure and charging. It takes me 5 minutes to stop and fill up my car with gas and gas stations are literally everywhere.
Superchargers still take a decent amount of time, and double that time if someone just got there before you. The only way gas stations will install them is if they can charge for their use, and prices will be high, because demand will be high.
I predict in the next 10 years we will start seeing places charging to use superchargers, and as soon as one person does it, prices are going to shoot up. Especially if there isn't much competition and it's the only one nearby, your consumers have no choice but to pay to use it. Unless they want to tow their car home.
In places like Europe, electric cars are feasible due to the small distances and high population densities.
In places like the USA and Australia, they just aren't realistic until the range increases, charging time decreases, and the infastructure expands dramatically.
Easton Miller
I just bought a 2013 Nissan Leaf S for $6000.
It has 40k miles and 11/12 health bars. Driving it daily and getting 70~ish miles on a charge with AC on in Alabama heat.
The majority of my charging has been provided for free by various locations in the area that offer free L2 charging.
I don't care about CO2 emissions or the environment. I bought this car because I love efficiency, even when it is not necessary. I love being able to get 90% of my miles at no cost to me. Even if I got all of my charging from home, it would be less than half the cost per mile of gasoline. This car is crazy torquey and fun to drive. Free juice is a huge plus.
At $6000, 11/12 health bars, and 40k miles on the dial for a 2013, this is practically a steal. I can drive this car for 3-5 years, and when the battery gets weak around 2023 or so, I can just buy a 2017 Leaf or a used Bolt or something for another $6000. A used Nissan Leaf is an excellent way to break into the EV world today at a bargain price.
I still have a turbo Miata for road trips.
We will still see plenty of gasoline cars, especially with gas at $1.90 a gallon. Sales of large SUVs and trucks are picking back up, and full electric pickup trucks are a ways off yet.
We are going to see a growing infrastructure of fast chargers and DC fast chargers (0 to 80% in 30~ minutes).
Car companies will need to keep up or be left out.