Will The MASSIVE EV Plans By Auto Companies Eventually Be SHELVED? One Writer Says Yes...Do YOU?

EVs are the obvious next step for automotive. Any company not changing their lineup to EVs by 2025 is basically either screwed or stuck in an extremely niche market.

Merde - that's a beautiful MB AMG GT on fire!

EVs will be a part of the mix. They will NOT be full replacements any time soon.

Government policies to eliminate carbon fuels will stimulate and drive EV development and sales. Absent solar energy breakthroughs other energy sources have major drawbacks to EV's. Even if people draw away from car ownership the transportation alternatives will be EV based.

Its all about infrastructure, DC fast charging units and batteries and price. Is it going to happen right away. no. However Electrify America is partnering up with VAG to put an initial 500 more charging station along major highways. That's a start. There will be more companies in the future aiding in the infrastructure because it will potentially open up or enhance hospitality. Example. You are on a long trip but your running out of charge. You pull off the highway to do your 15 to 20 minute charge while you have a donut, cup of soup and a coffee. The DC fast charger has given your car another 300 miles of range on to your next destination. VAG is coming out with a 23 grand EV not including the $7,500 tax credit(which is going away anyway). So you make EV affordable, you take away range anxiety and you style them to look much the same as gasoline vehicles. The net result is there will suddenly be a large scale move to EV's from gasoline vehicles. Further the idea that you can charge your car over night or 8 hours and only cost you say 4 bucks a week to 10 days is pretty appealing. So it will not happen right away. However in 3 to 5 years the landscape is going to look pretty different. Here is the other thing. Being that car companies are moving away from sedans and compacts cars to CUV's, SUV's and trucks how do you propose to get around the mileage and carbon requirements that gasoline vehicles create. The only way forward is electrification. GM may be putting people out of work by shutting down sedan lines and plants. However they are planning for EV's to eventually dominate their lineup. You need lots of money to do it. Another reality. Trumpdy dumpty can whine all he wants. He can disagree with GM. The reality is car companies have and are investing billions in EV technology now. They are not going to switch gears back to gasoline technology. The EV change is going to happen a lot more quickly then you realize.

I agree with Matt above there. There will be a lot of EVs by manufacturers and some may be completely EV by 2025, but for others they will be part of their offerings. I think the IC cars will be some of the specialized models like the Mustang, Raptor, M3 etc... while the mainstream cars be they economy, luxury and yes even trucks shift to EV.

You're deluded if you think a charge will only cost you $4 bucks a go .. Once everyone else is drawing from an already stressed fossil fueled grid, you'll see your bills soar. You know electricity tariffs are at a premium, worldwide. Do you really think powergen companies aren't licking their lips in anticipation, just you wait sonny.. And what you gonna do when you go out in your drive to find someone's nicked your charge cable overnight and you can't get to work, you'll look a right plonker! Not everyone owns a fancy massive garage.. Then the cost is that EV's replacement battery.. And the finance attached to buying such expensive cars, let alone discuss time wastage. Busy people (almost everyone) cannot sit by the side of the road waiting for charge mate. For the sake of not using gas, your willingness to so easily believe the media and scientific hype and disregard common sense at the risk of massive cost implications and potentially more, seems ludicrous. I think you folks need to think things through carefully