Lately I have noticed that the latest Euro 5 ICE bikes seem to be getting smaller and smaller fuel tanks with every new model.Perhaps for the same reason they sell E-RVs in Europe but not in the USA. Things are closer together in Europe such as gas and charge stations. Just getting to where I am right now, I saw a couple of signs that said "next service 80 miles" (130 km).
Speaking of EVs (not motorcycles) I heard this morning on the CBS radio news that electric cars have been selling so slowly this year that U.S. inventories are backed up by 114 days on dealer's lots, compared with gas-powered cars at 73 days.But how is Tesla doing?
Speaking of EVs (not motorcycles) I heard this morning on the CBS radio news that electric cars have been selling so slowly this year that U.S. inventories are backed up by 114 days on dealer's lots, compared with gas-powered cars at 73 days.But how is Tesla doing?
-Don- Auburn, CA
Tesla I understand has lowered prices and still failed to reach the sales volume projections. They likely are doing good on the charging systems like superchargers as brand x level 3 makes buying a strictly battery vehicle tough without more vehicles. Would not Tesla really be more like build your own at say Ford than what is on the lot?The last I heard, Tesla could not keep up with all their orders. At least perhaps they are now caught up. I sure see a lot of them on the road around here. Perhaps the most common car around here. Perhaps all those who want an EV cage already have one or more.
edit: How about that cyber truck I was going to put a deposit on $40k for the base and 7K for auto pilot. Something like choose 1, 2, or 3 motors and take deposits but they seem to be coming out with a 4 motor one first.
Tesla I understand has lowered prices and still failed to reach the sales volume projections. They likely are doing good on the charging systems like superchargers as brand x level 3 makes buying a strictly battery vehicle tough without more vehicles. Would not Tesla really be more like build your own at say Ford than what is on the lot?The last I heard, Tesla could not keep up with all their orders. At least perhaps they are now caught up. I sure see a lot of them on the road around here. Perhaps the most common car around here. Perhaps all those who want an EV cage already have one or more.
edit: How about that cyber truck I was going to put a deposit on $40k for the base and 7K for auto pilot. Something like choose 1, 2, or 3 motors and take deposits but they seem to be coming out with a 4 motor one first.
I will consider the Tesla Cyber Truck when my 1999 Dodge Ram (ICE) craps out. But it will probably last longer than I will.
-Don- Auburn, CA
Aaron, There is a ChargePoint CCS charger near me that has been broke since 19 January 2023. It is just the latch that connects to your charging port that is broken but it would not allow power to flow when broken. ChargePoint has yet to do anything about it and after this long can only assume that ChargePoint has abandoned the charger. I think in the end Tesla will drive a lot of charging companies in bankruptcy. Who wants to charge at a 50kW charger that may or may not work when you can go to a reliable 150/250kW charger.If it's an older ChargePoint, it is most likely owned by the property owner and not worth the expense to repair once out of warranty. There are several CCS chargers like that here in NV and they never get repaired--and never will be, most likely.
edit: How about that cyber truck I was going to put a deposit on $40k for the base and 7K for auto pilot. Something like choose 1, 2, or 3 motors and take deposits but they seem to be coming out with a 4 motor one first.I like the 4-motor idea, but I don't understand why anybody would pay for Autopilot, yet many do. I tried it when they had the 30-day free trial. After I tried it a few times, I would rather just drive my own car. Besides, needing to keep hands on the steering wheel at all times defeats any practical use for it.
I agree, and it seems that we're headed for a real crunch sometime in the next few years as people keep buying EV's and the charging network continues to rot. Tesla will likely increase prices for other OEMs and use their network as a profit center for other EV's, and people will pay the higher prices after they get tired of the unreliable Chargepoint, EVGo, and EA networks.
I have a feeling there are going to be a LOT of broken chargers in the future. Unless YOU / WE want to pay 75 cents to a dollar a KW/hr to make it profitable for someone to put one in, (I think we all know the answer to that one) I just don't see it happening for long. The govt grants are mostly bullshit and so restrictive, and I don't think they cover continual maintenance and repairs.
Oh and just wait until the states figure out how to tax them more and the price to charge is 3 dollars per Kw/hr because of all the extra fees and taxes
Aaron
I love electric motorcycles, but I'm kinda glad that I'm on gas right now. What I really want to see is a comfortable and powerful plug-in hybrid bike that can handle short trips on battery power and then switch to gas.Check this out. (https://www.motorcycle.com/bikes/new-model-preview/2024-kawasaki-ninja-7-hybrid-first-look-44595262)
I like the idea of the Ninja 7 and Z7, but I couldn’t give up the saddle and creature comforts of the FJR just to get an extra ~30 MPG. It’s a good first step, but it seems like Kawi needs to refine it, and they might not bother if sales are slow. It’s great that it has strong acceleration, but are people who want quickness even going to look at a hybrid? And if people want efficiency and utility, it’s a hard sell over the Honda NC750X at the likely $12-14k price point. The EV-only mode is interesting for European city centers, but won’t most of them just get a 125cc-equivalent electric scooter?
-Don- Reno, NV