I had three Volts, and now i
I had three Volts, and now i own Cadillac's ELR (shared EREV drive). Most people simply do not know about EVs. For the past 3-5 years there has been a LOT of DIS-information about EVs running all around the internet simply because people were making lots of money lying about EVs and instilling doubt. The fundamental flaw with ISC car companies selling EVs is that currently they make 100% of their profits from ICE cars, and the dealerships usually make more money off of servicing ICE cars than they do off of sales, and EVs have much lower maintenance costs, and smaller profits. So there was really no buy-in by dealerships and salespeople, and they sat on the lots. Plus there were almost no ads for EVs and EREVs, which stood in huge contrast to the profit-rich trucks and SUVs. So nobody knew about the added value of EVs, and nobody in the business wanted to tell them until Tesla came along. Tesla has no conflicting ICE priorities. They were just building the best car that they could, and the Model 3 alone ended up being the 6th best selling car in the U.S. in 2019. The good news is that Ford seems to making a better effort than GM in promoting the Mach-E, and VW will be moving forward in a big way with EVs later this year as well. And when We start to see positive stories about EVs, and people start getting behind the wheels, and liking it. Then we will have reached the tipping point (10% of sales) where EVs are not just a tiny, niche/specialty market.