Is the end near for Internal Combustion?

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Infrastructure is growing exponentially
Most EV buyers are satisfied with their purchase

They only comprise 4.6% of the market.

 

[petro]

Of the top 5 vehicles most popular in the United States today,
Chevy Silverado
Ford F150
Dodge Ram 1500
make the list signaling that Americans still want pickup trucks with worry free range and towing power.

EV's will never replace the internal combustion engine and just be a part of the larger market.

 

[sparky]

You assume people are going to buy them. You can't force the public into something they don't want, nor does the infrastructure exist to support your timeline.

~S~

 

[Captain Caveman]

More auto companies are moving to Electric Vehicles. Nobody is investing in R&D for Internal Combustion. The handwriting is on the wall.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/business/ford-layoffs/index.html

As Ford shifts to producing more electric vehicles, it expects to lay off a number of employees, mostly engineers, in North America over the coming days.

No one has to be a detective to know that as the deadlines in countries get closer where the sale of new ICE vehicles are banned, the investment in ICE technology reduces.

It also means that EV's still don't/won't appeal to the majority due to their overall inconvenience.

One prediction people should be making is how many auto makers will go bust due to EV's. Even Toyota said EV's are not viable, and without the billions off the US government, Tesla would have gone bust years ago.

 

[westwall]

No need for a cooling system, emissions control, exhaust system, fuel injection, transmission

Electric is just a battery, motor and brakes

Need a cooling system for the batteries.

 

[westwall]

Lately ICE R&D has centered on emissions reduction, fuel economy, computer systems, lightweight materials

How much of that has been done 120 years ago Stoop?

ICE R&D happens in the racing world. That is alive and well.

 

[The Duke]

Why is nobody doing smaller ICE with a large electric motor, maybe with some inverters n stuff?

I know, moving parts and all, but it works for trains. Maybe with a large flywheel and about 10 gears..

 

[Blues Man]

More auto companies are moving to Electric Vehicles. Nobody is investing in R&D for Internal Combustion. The handwriting is on the wall.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/business/ford-layoffs/index.html

As Ford shifts to producing more electric vehicles, it expects to lay off a number of employees, mostly engineers, in North America over the coming days.

Evs have a real world problem.

Rocks

We do not have enough of the essential minerals needed. If you people want all cars to be electric we would have to increase mining 1000 times over.

That basically means slavery as we have already seen in cobalt and other rare earth mines.
Don't forget that China has the world market on these minerals cornered. So we once again become dependent on China

Forget mining here in the US because the same people who want all these electric cars are the same ones who have basically prohibited mining in the US. Ironic isn't it?

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

More auto companies are moving to Electric Vehicles. Nobody is investing in R&D for Internal Combustion. The handwriting is on the wall.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/business/ford-layoffs/index.html

As Ford shifts to producing more electric vehicles, it expects to lay off a number of employees, mostly engineers, in North America over the coming days.

Ford was just crying it lost 3billion on EV

 

[miketx]

More auto companies are moving to Electric Vehicles. Nobody is investing in R&D for Internal Combustion. The handwriting is on the wall.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/27/business/ford-layoffs/index.html

As Ford shifts to producing more electric vehicles, it expects to lay off a number of employees, mostly engineers, in North America over the coming days.

No, it's not possible.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Ford was just crying it lost 3billion on EV

And VW have cut production

Volkswagen to cut electric car production in Germany

The move comes after company executives said demand for Volkswagen's fully electric cars is down 30% compared with forecasts.

www.thisismoney.co.uk