As automakers continue to delay their electric-vehicle plans and report lower-than-expected sales, Canada’s goal of ensuring that at least 20 per cent of new vehicles sold by 2026 are electric seems to be in jeopardy.
Ford Motor Co. last week said it was going to delay EV production at its assembly plant in Oakville, Ont., by two years to 2027 from 2025. The additional time will allow the company to take advantage of an emerging battery technology and let the number of consumers grow.
Let’s see …
1) EV’s are expensive.
2) EV’s suck in the winter as battery performance is severely degraded.
3) EV’s need an expensive home charger which I can’t afford but that’s OK because the grid can’t handle the required load anyway.
4) EV’s can see a relatively minor fender bender result in a total vehicle write off if the battery is compromised.
5) EV’s are damn hard to put out if they burst into flames.
6) EV’s have high insurance and repair costs.
7) EV’s need expensive replacement batteries that destroy resale value.
8) EV’s wear out tires and roadways faster due to their excessive weight.
9) EV’s are not “green”.
10) EV’s don’t currently have nearly the required number of public chargers needed.
Sure sign me up!
