Americas' Tesla recalls almost all US vehicles in largest-ever such move, Concerns over 2.2 million vehicles due to warning lights problems which increase the

[Lulldapull]

It's here whether we like it or not. Already around 25% of car sales in China are EVs and in some European countries it is even higher. That loss of combustion engine marketshare is either going to be made up by higher prices for the rest of us (due to efficiencies of scale declining) or a switch to EVs.

25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2023! - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Plugin vehicles in China once again ended the year with a record month, growing by 46% year over year (YoY) in the last month of the year to a record 980,000 units. Interestingly, full electric vehicles (BEVs) grew at a...

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Bro here in Japan, EV's are just regarded as anathema. I don't know what the issue is but people refuse to buy em. Very strange.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Bro here in Japan, EV's are just regarded as anathema. I don't know what the issue is but people refuse to buy em. Very strange.

It seems to me those boxy little Wuling-mini type Kei cars have most of the sales.

Honda Kei car.

Tiny boxy cars popular in China and Japan.

Chinese Wuling Mini

 

[Lulldapull]

It seems to me those boxy little Wuling-mini type Kei cars have most of the sales.

These little EV's start having battery issue few years down da road. Maintenance gets expensive and the charging mileage declines exponentially with age. Replacing da battery is totally not economically feasible.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

These little EV's start having battery issue few years down da road. Maintenance gets expensive and the charging mileage declines exponentially with age. Replacing da battery is totally not economically feasible.

Maybe they are using lead-acid batteries to keep costs down. Those things aren't great for high usage.

 

[Lulldapull]

Maybe they are using lead-acid batteries to keep costs down.

My brother in da UK bought a used (two years old) Nissan Leaf a few years ago and it takes twice as long to charge and the battery depletes much faster now. He used to be able to get about 210 miles per charge on it, but now its more like 170 within the last 2 years or so, and declinin. Total ownership is just under 4 years. Gradual battery depletion/ performance is the culprit more than anything else. Honda N-box, Suzuki mini me Hustlers and the Daihastsu Taft are all the craze here in Japan. All under 1000cc and cheap and petrol is cheap here in Japan. Anything under 1000cc engine gets a yellow number plate and you get a discount on your annual emissions/ rego etc. Must be a Japanese gubment/ promotion policy.