Electic vehicles are not all they are cracked up to be. From American Thinker we get a rundown on some of the problems with EVs. More Bad News on the Electric Vehicle Front.
Suffice to say, all is not well for the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry these days. Despite ample subsidies from the federal government, EV sales are slumping.
Some of the largest automakers, such as Mercedes Benz, admit they won’t come close to hitting their EV sales estimates over the next few years. And Tesla, the king of EVs, just announced its lowest quarterly profit over the past two years.
Some of the issues covered in this story:
- A toddler trapped in a Tesla on a hot day because of a dead battery
- NFL star receiver Randall Cobb's home burned down due to a Tesla and/or a Tesla charger fire
“We got out of the house with nothing but the clothes on our back and no shoes on our feet,” Cobb’s wife, Aiyda, posted to Instagram.
- Dangers to first responders in the event of an EV fire from high voltage, thermal runaway, and toxic fumes
There are links to other stories of people trapped in EVs, other EV fires, the problems faced by fire departments, etc.
And then there are the financial machinations surrounding EVs.
Hyundai Motor North America is facing a lawsuit that contends the auto manufacturer “has emphasized sales-volume growth in its Hyundai branded EVs, leading the public to believe these increasing EV sales are occurring organically because of the desirability of Hyundai EVs and customer demand for these vehicles.”
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