Melchior@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoVolkswagen Group delivers 6 million vehicles through September - Around 40 percent of the order book in Europe are all-electric modelswww.volkswagen-group.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down12
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkVolkswagen Group delivers 6 million vehicles through September - Around 40 percent of the order book in Europe are all-electric modelswww.volkswagen-group.comMelchior@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareMormegil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·20 hours agoHonestly what I don’t understand is: why are 60% still not fully electric? Given the current situation I would expect that number to be much higher.
minus-squareMelchior@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·20 hours agoYears of anti EV propaganda. It is pretty bad.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-213 hours agoEV do not fit with everyone’s lifestyle and the reliability of VW EVs is a concern. The solution to carbon issues does not have to be binary.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoAnd the reliability of VW combustion vehicles is not?
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoVW ID s have been rife with software issues and battery fires. ie: https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/vw-id4-battery-fire-recall-canada-us/
minus-squaregian linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoBecause not everyone can recharge it. Most of the people live outside the big cities, where there are few charging station (if any) or there is no way to recharge the car directly from your home.
minus-squareBigShammy80@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoIf you just bought a fossil fueled car, you probably don’t have many options money wise. My next car will be a full electric one for sure.
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoIf bought a new fossil fueled car, especially a higher priced model, I don’t believe money is the problem.
Honestly what I don’t understand is: why are 60% still not fully electric? Given the current situation I would expect that number to be much higher.
Years of anti EV propaganda. It is pretty bad.
EV do not fit with everyone’s lifestyle and the reliability of VW EVs is a concern.
The solution to carbon issues does not have to be binary.
And the reliability of VW combustion vehicles is not?
VW ID s have been rife with software issues and battery fires.
ie:
https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/vw-id4-battery-fire-recall-canada-us/
Not really
Because not everyone can recharge it. Most of the people live outside the big cities, where there are few charging station (if any) or there is no way to recharge the car directly from your home.
If you just bought a fossil fueled car, you probably don’t have many options money wise.
My next car will be a full electric one for sure.
If bought a new fossil fueled car, especially a higher priced model, I don’t believe money is the problem.