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From a business perspective, they 100% don't give a shit about ICE or electric, its a business case. if electric is cheaper to run, refuel and maintain then guess what all the fleet will be?
You think electricity is expensive now, just wait to when it goes nation wide then global.
Also, my son just went to work for a company converting Class 8 to electric. Manufacturers are sending them straight truck cab & chassis with zero drive train to convert for port, short haul delivery and trash, their back log is incredible and they are so successful a global drivetrain manufacturer already purchased the company.
In business this is the approach I have to take when it comes to electric...
Great.
You are 100% correct about the business case of ICE vs electric though.
Kidding aside, my fear is how they appear to be planning on executing this transition. Offer incentives to buy electric, while raising/taxing gas prices to the point of it being unaffordable to drive ICE powered vehicles. I am at a point in life where I have learned having a vehicle that is paid off, is amazing. I have a few very nice vehicles and just got done paying off a new $85K Powerstroke to pull my toys with. At this point in my life, I have a vehicle for every need, and all paid for and never want to buy a vehicle again. Imagine what it would cost to purchase an EV HD truck?? No thanks.
If they want to push towards EVs and offer incentives for those needing new cars, that is great. But forcing people by cutting fuel supply and taxing fuel to the point of unaffordability as a means to force this change, that is a whole new problem and it seems like that is exactly where they are taking us.
I can't wait to see the first all electric track open up next to the baseball or soccer fields right in the middle of town and paid for by a municipal bond with dirt cheap entry fees.
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- A few years ago, lithium was not even in the same sentence as battery. It has environmental issues. So do lead and acid. Most likely lithium will not be the final substance used to build a battery.
- Politician's forcing EV by taxing/restricting ICE. Pushing the agenda of the fattest donation is what politicians do. This is not an issue with EVs. It is an issue of paid agendas.
- EVs in town or embraced by the "normal" public. The public at work and home do not like noise. A half century ago, at the beginning of dirt bikes golden era, we were fighting access because of noise. The motto then was "Less Sound = More Ground". One only has to look at the last 30 years to illustrate how mountain bike trails and parks have flourished while moto is closed or pushed further and further into the fringe.
- As currently built, the electrical gird can not support wide spread EVs. The current electrical gird cannot even support high demand days of people living a life. This is not an EV problem, it is an infrastructure problem. Humans have never had a problem solving problems when motivated to do so. EVs will force that issue. There are smart engineers that can figure this out. And plenty of conflicting interests to confound it.
I love sound as much as anyone. Nothing will ever replace the excitement and sound of a 125 starting line, a V12 Merlin straining to turn a 11' propeller on the front of a P51, or a sprint car at full throttle. But I don't need sound to enjoy riding a dirt bike. In fact I'd spend a lot more time having fun on my dirt bike if it did not make any sound. I wish Alta were still making bikes. I planned on having one by now. When Honda or Yamaha get their act together, I'll be one of the first in line. For me this is about riding time.
I feel the same way. I actually wouldn't miss the noise at all though. I don't think today's 4 strokes sound good at all which is 75% of all the bikes in my area in most cases. 4 years ago I thought my next bike would have been an Alta or some other brand of electric bike but it looks like maybe I have to wait a little longer. I am confident that we will see widespread adoption in my lifetime though.
In the same way that people who by Tesla's are dick wavers, and buy them 'cos i can and you cant' , they will stop buying them when the proles can afford them , which will destroy the kudos.. and they will move on to some other overpriced and impractical toy.
The fact that Tesla only makes money from selling carbon credits to ICE companies, which tells you the reality... there is little economy of scale with EV;'s , because the rare earth metals cost is only going one way.
Sales in the UK are down to tax breaks that make them a no brainer for people not buying their own cars, but that is being cut, so Tesla's will have little or no subsidy in the future due to being positioned as a luxury brand
IMO Tesla never was a luxury brand, interiors on them are garbage, and build quality is worst in the industry.
I have heavily invested in these and other companies...will we have full electric 18 wheelers any time soon all over our highways I don’t believe son...will we have hybrid based on RNG that run the generator that recharges a much smaller battery pack...I believe so I’ve even put piles of money on it.
One can look at history and tell that America doesn’t stand still..change happens if you like it or not.
I own all ice items currently, but lots of plug in tools have gone the way of battery powered. It’s a matter of time and investment...I won’t be surprised if we look back and wonder how electric made bikes so good....by opening up more riding areas do to lack of noise, etc.
It wasn't.
The founders at Alta wanted to make a dirt bike that was easier to ride fast. Plain and simply. If you would have rode one you would understand.
I was an Alta Regional Manager and had hundreds of riders demo my fleet. Everyone that rode one came back with a huge smile on their face. Isn't that the reason we ride?
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