Thread: EV general discussion

Sales increases tend to happen when you drop the price by up to 30% but only for a while.
Regards philipA

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Sales increases tend to happen when you drop the price by up to 30% but only for a while.
Regards philipA

Ditto for Tesla I think. BYD did a number on the former number ONE top selling EV manufacturer. Honestly wondering how Musk resolves the huge Chinese plants Tesla has and the changes yesterday.

Share price for Tesla in US was up as some clearly think it's not an issue? I missed the 1 million $ give away

I still see the main EV problem being battery fires. I always thought it was the old batteries in storage that torched these places off as regularly as clockwork. The process to make the black sludge also causes the fires. Are we processing the black sludge anywhere in the world yet .... Or is it being used like a weird greeny currency fetish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bas81OsV9Y




the youtube StacheD training is quite interesting with the stuff it posts with regards to battery fires. Its not not anti-ev, its simply states the issues we are having with all lithium batteries. even the little ones used in ecigaretes.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

I still see the main EV problem being battery fires. I always thought it was the old batteries in storage that torched these places off as regularly as clockwork. The process to make the black sludge also causes the fires. Are we processing the black sludge anywhere in the world yet .... Or is it being used like a weird greeny currency fetish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bas81OsV9Y




the youtube StacheD training is quite interesting with the stuff it posts with regards to battery fires. Its not not anti-ev, its simply states the issues we are having with all lithium batteries. even the little ones used in ecigaretes.

Putting any battery in the rubbish is

On another topic- Cheap EVs a good or bad thing is a matter of which side of the transaction your on perhaps?

"In announcing its third-quarter (July-September) 2024 results to shareholders, Hertz reported a loss of $US1.3 billion ($AU2 billion) with the majority being losses from its ex-rental electric vehicle sell-off.The company says it is targeting an average of below $US300 ($AU460) in monthly depreciation for each vehicle, but it’s latest reported figure is nearly double at $US537 ($AU823).
The vehicle depreciation bill for the third-quarter was a staggering $US937 million ($AU1.43 billion)."

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

Just saw this "The MG 4 has taken a unique place in Australian automotive history, becoming the first electric vehicle (EV) to outsell Tesla in a month – at least since the US brand started publishing local sales figures more than two and half years ago.
In October 2024, MG delivered 1486 examples of its small electric hatchback, almost doubling its previous monthly sales record of 835 deliveries set in November 2023, and more than tripling its monthly average of 419 deliveries between January and September."

Tesla loses top spot to MG in EV sales charts | The Courier | Ballarat, VIC

Not that it matters big news is years away perhaps?

Indeed, the MG4 is doing well - but it's toppling of Tesla is only because their sales numbers have plummeted - Model 3 sales are down by 75% compared to earlier in the year. The MG4 and some other Chinese EV's are increasing - it does show that Tesla are considered a premium product and that most can't afford to go that way - if these numbers are being reflected globally (I haven't checked) then it would be a real worry to them - but most won't see this until they turn turtle one day and they'll all scream 'no one saw this coming'



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This was the month that they dropped prices of 2023 stock from 39990 (AFAIR) to 29990. The fact that they had 2023 stock in big numbers says the opposite to what you are putting forwards. I would also like to know how many were dealer registered. this is an old ploy in the industry, usually in December.
Regards PhilipA

Jaguar Will Buy Back Thousands Of I-Pace EVs That Could Catch Fire
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/cars/news/...3dda0b32&ei=10

Originally Posted by spudfan

Jaguar Will Buy Back Thousands Of I-Pace EVs That Could Catch Fire
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/cars/news/...3dda0b32&ei=10

What are they going to use for money?