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Originally Posted by FarmerFran
ON top of that...
Mach E was sold out
Hummer is sold out
Ford already has over 100,000 orders for the F150 Lightning
RAM is estimating more than that on the E-RAM
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...."Sold out"...for now...sounds good. But once the low-hanging fruit of cheap and convenient electricity, minimal taxation comparable to ICE, and government subsidies and tax credits are gone, the party and hype will be over and very quickly...
ICE will be gone long before EVs are a viable replacement. They will never be produced in large numbers. Sure, there is some technology that will improve EVs, but no getting around the need for "Rare Earth" materials. Promoting a propulsion system dependent on "Rare Earth" minerals, no matter how far you manage to stretch their availability is a finite resource, way more finite than fossil fuels which are being needlessly regulated out of favor to promote EVs.
EVs are "popular" now as a novelty and an alternative, but they won't be able to replace the economy and affordability of ICE transportation in the long run. ICE will be gone, and it won't be long before everyone will wish it was back, especially once electricity becomes the only choice and as overly expensive as the rare earth materials needed for EVs.