• JEs4@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    My understanding is that overall demand hasn’t slowed but the market is well saturated now so demand for specific automakers appears to be slowing. For example, the Mach E will be lucky to top last year’s sales which is very distressing for Ford when sales are expected to be significantly climbing.

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      1 year ago

      It’s mostly because no one can handle ford’s dealership bullshit. I went with Tesla because I can’t stand those assholes trying to scam you for an hour before offering you an ok deal while acting like they’re a gift from god. That’s how it was last time I went in there

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      1 year ago

      It’s hard, a lot of the studies and stats around EVs not selling well and piling up on dealer lots is because Tesla continues to eat everyone’s lunch. They don’t have dealer lots so they’re conveniently not included when articles state that EV inventory is ridiculously high, and as long as they remain a significantly better value than anything the OEMs are putting out things will remain that way (slow EV growth by legacies, piling up on lots).

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        1 year ago

        That and they also have the most compelling vehicles for the money and by far the best charging network. A model 3 or Y seems like a great value compared to the competition at its price point.

        There’s a reason EV prices are falling off a cliff.

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        1 year ago

        Recall that the market is saturated with Ev crossovers.

        Yes it’s the biggest market, but there’s literally a dozen options now. Obviously sales will be split.

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          1 year ago

          Yep more competition in the space is absolutely good, but is also starting to highlight some of the shitty practices by dealers. Lots of Ford dealers putting markups on Mach-E’s and Lightnings, then Ford is struggling to sell their EVs… doesn’t take a genius to figure that one out.