I did my first trip using V12 FSD today, on secondary roads. Went well but I'll reserve judgement until I have more experience with V12.
However, Autopark popped up when I was leaving the grocery store, so I choose a spot on screen, hit start, and let the car park itself. It was perfect, though it backed into the spot - not my preference but I suspect it's the default for Teslas because they have back bumper cameras but not front bumper. Relies on the upper windshield cameras to "see" forward, not ideal for front in parking. Just my guess.
Is it me or is the price of EVs coming down drastically? Still not in the market for one and probably will not be for a few more years. We simply cannot justify one even at the reduced prices.
The prices will continue to decline. Econ101- supply and demand.
People don't want EVs.
Actually, the cost of manufacturing EVs is NOT coming down drastically... Just look at margins reported in quarterly financial reports. This is true for pretty much everyone except for Tesla... And Tesla is single-handedly pushing the price down, so others need to either follow or just sell less.
Is that why Reuters reported this today?The prices will continue to decline. Econ101- supply and demand.
People don't want EVs.
Overall electric vehicle sales in the U.S. are forecast to increase 15% in the first quarter of this year, according to estimates by researcher Cox Automotive.
The answer, I believe, is that in the world of greener vehicles, we have reached a classically difficult point in what’s known as the “technology-adoption life cycle” — specifically, the point where the challenge becomes figuring out how to move from what early adopters want to what a broader segment of the market wants.
Rogers portrayed the technology-adoption life cycle in the form of a bell curve (see Figure 1) that showed a predictable distribution of adopters over time. He divided these adopters into five very different market segments: Innovators (2.5%), Early Adopters (13.5%), Early Majority (34%), Late Majority (34%), and Laggards (16%).
the business strategist and author Geoffrey Moore made the case that the transition is actually often quite bumpy, because of “cracks” that exist between the needs, attitudes, and behaviors of the different kinds of adopters.
Before getting into a confusing discussion of what is happening to EV sales, people might wish to read this article from the Harvard business Review.
https://hbr.org/2024/03/why-has-the-ev-market-stalled
It talks about the technology adoption life cycle and what it means to different kinds of buyers. Here are some of the basic points made in the article. Emphasis added.
In my empirical study of EV owners I can say for certain, that every EV owner I know likes if not loves their EV. Also, every EV owner I know has their own private charging station that is easily available for things like overnight charging. I conclude that most current EV owners are the low-fruit on the tree - the innovators and the Early Adopters.
Keep telling yourself that despite the facts. I am not betting on the projections below, but the trend is already clear. ICE market share peaked years ago and declining, and EV and PHEV/HEV sales have grown every single year, even in the US - BEV adoption has been more robust in China and Europe. BEV growth rates are slowing, but once the addressable market grows ($25K EVs), growth will resume. Ford, Stellantis and others have been laying off ICE white and blue collar workers by the thousands and that impacts thousands of supplier jobs as well.People don't want EVs.
Yep, that's "Dog Mode."Apparently Teslas are good pet sitters. This one was parked next to me in a Las Vegas parking deck with a little pooch and no driver inside.
Apparently Teslas are good pet sitters. This one was parked next to me in a Las Vegas parking deck with a little pooch and no driver inside.
Cybertruck parked near my house, looks interesting, not for me, I want a small EV the Bolt EV we have it the largest one I want, prefer something the size of the Fiat 500E or Smart EV, I expect the Chinese (Korean, Japanese?) will fill this void.
Yep, that's "Dog Mode."
That’s simply to let concerned people know that the car AC is on so the pet is comfortable and not locked in a hot car.
I think that “pet mode”:function is clever and useful.
Yes, HEPA filtered air just like when humans are inside. What would be the difference?Hopefully "dog mode" includes recirculating cabin air with outside air.
Yes, HEPA filtered air just like when humans are inside. What would be the difference?
Yes, that’s what I’m saying. Outside air is coming in. I surprised you assumed otherwise.Have to have fresh air in the cabin. Breathing in an enclosed cabin would result in diminished O2 and increased CO2 over time. Probably not to the level that it would hurt a pup, but still not ideal. But it sounds like outside air is recirculated inside through the filter.