The West indicated to their companies that ICE cars were being phased out by 2030 and set incentives and penalties. (To complete with China ev).
So the car companies rushed out EVs, panic spent on R&D. But without subsidies, most buyers didn't want them, as the charging infrastructure wasn't there (many people don't own garages or driveways or have 30 mins to sit in a charging point).
Now the west is delaying their previous targets to ban ICE cars.
China has now a strong lead in EVs while Stellantis did the bare minimum by manufacturing bad EVs sharing a platform with fossil cars, and selling them at premium prices.
I don’t know why Stellantis didn’t get the memo. Other car companies for sure did.
It’s irrational because what time you spend public charging you more than recoup by mostly just plugging in at home at night, but people don’t want to be forced to take an occasional 30 minute bathroom break.
I see people doing this at the charging stations at local store all the time.
They are literally waiting out side before I came to the store and are there afterwards. A typical shop in the supermarket is between 20-30 minutes for me.
So the car companies rushed out EVs, panic spent on R&D. But without subsidies, most buyers didn't want them, as the charging infrastructure wasn't there (many people don't own garages or driveways or have 30 mins to sit in a charging point).
Now the west is delaying their previous targets to ban ICE cars.