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Originally Posted by avanti
Except that there is now an EV Transit which Ford has high hopes for. So, it is competing with the ICE Transits for production line space.
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Yeah, and if it's good, those delivery companies may still be buying all the inventory until the start-ups like Rivian, Canoe, and others ramp up production. But since ramp-up is slow, it will be many years away.
I have a tri-motor Cybertruck on order that is supposed to have 500 mile range. I also have a deposit on a CyberLandr bed camper that fits entirely in the "vault" when retracted. No increased wind resistance and only an estimated 5% range reduction for the 1300+lbs of weight.
In both cases, production is about a year or two out (I'm not very high on the Cybertruck reservation list) and the $100 refundable deposits mean I'm not risking anything. I do need a vehicle in the near future, so the Cybertruck will most likely be purchased. But the CyberLandr camper may just be too compromised to be a "b" replacement. But one of those ev vans may fit the bill sometime in the future.
I will never buy another gas vehicle. I'm not an environmentalist (although I take responsibility and think we should have as little negative impact as possible). I also do not think government should pick winners and losers by giving away our tax dollars as ev incentives. I merely think the writing is on the wall for an ev future and time has come that ev's are (in most cases) superior vehicles.
Plus, I keep my cars a long time. The thought of my car doing all or most of the driving for me in 5-10 years gets more appealing as each year passes.
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