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Over 3000 Dealerships to Biden - Tap the Brakes on EVs

Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:23 am
Posted by bapple
Capital City
Member since Oct 2010
12133 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:23 am
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A coalition of more than 3,000 auto dealers nationwide is sending an open letter to President Biden, calling on him to "tap the brakes" on his administration's aggressive electric vehicle (EV) push.


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"These vehicles are ideal for many people, and we believe their appeal will grow over time," the dealers wrote in their letter to Biden on Tuesday. "The reality, however, is that electric vehicle demand today is not keeping up with the large influx of BEVs arriving at our dealerships prompted by the current regulations. BEVs are stacking up on our lots."


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"With the mandates they are putting in place, they are forcing the consumer to buy something that they don't want," said Tom Maoli — one of the letter's signatories and the founder of New Jersey-based auto group Celebrity Motor Cars which operates multiple dealerships — in an interview with Fox News Digital. "Consumers are not buying into the electric vehicle market right now because the infrastructure is not there, they're concerned about the range and it's 20 to 30% higher to buy the vehicle."


The biggest hidden cost in EVs is how the cost is being transferred to gas and diesel vehicles. Ford is losing nearly $70k per EV it sells. It is simply an unsustainable business model to rely on government subsidies that can disappear via stroke of the pen.

I’ve seen this movie before and it will not end well. Toyota may have been one of the only manufacturers to realize reality always wins in the end.
This post was edited on 12/2/23 at 9:24 am
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
12806 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:25 am to
Implement tiered pricing. Biden voter surcharge of $20K per car.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
33915 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:29 am to
Sorry Fat, CCP check already cleared.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
282434 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:30 am to
People who understand basic economics have been pulling this alarm for a while. Politicians dont care, they live above the results of their own choices.
This post was edited on 12/2/23 at 9:31 am
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
69784 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:30 am to
inb4 Conrinthians420 takes a shot at the OT
This post was edited on 12/2/23 at 9:32 am
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
46846 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:32 am to
He’s furiously scanning headlines right now to find something to post
Posted by WillieD
Lafayette/BR
Member since Apr 2014
2612 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:33 am to
All I see are F-250, 2500 , suburban, etc. on the domestic lots
Posted by P2K
Nevada
Member since Sep 2022
844 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:35 am to
Subaru is offering 0% interest for 72 months on their Solterras. They look decent, but what Subaru driver wants a car that has a 228 mile range? That ain’t getting us nowhere out here in the mountain west.

Hard pass.
This post was edited on 12/2/23 at 9:36 am
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
69784 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:35 am to
remember that time when he made up that anecdotal story about having “friends” who are “plant baws” and terrified of losing their jobs and how stupid they are. but luckily they have him to calm their nerves insisting O&G isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

that heap of bullshite he unloaded in that thread is hilarious on multiple levels.
This post was edited on 12/2/23 at 9:36 am
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
74526 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:36 am to
Shouldn't they be talking to their manufacturers who are making what they have to sell?
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
69784 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:36 am to
why not both?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
74526 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:39 am to
I would guess because the manufacturers are the ones reading market demand.

Unless we believe they designed and brought these cars to market in less than 2 years.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
43793 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:43 am to
OT taking up for dealerships. Not surprised.
Posted by Aldo
Bay saint louis
Member since May 2017
183 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:46 am to
Sounds a lot like the obama care scam
Posted by Wiseguy
Member since Mar 2020
4027 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:50 am to
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With the mandates they are putting in place, they are forcing the consumer to buy something that they don't want


Are they just now realizing this? And do they think the administration doesn’t know this? It’s not an oversight, it’s the plan.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
175796 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:51 am to
Posted by coffeesmeller
Member since Nov 2021
163 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:51 am to
obamacare is actually helping the lower income people have health care that they never could afford. every one that cuts your grasscuts your hair, bartenders, waiters, cooks etc
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
15102 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:52 am to
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I would guess because the manufacturers are the ones reading market demand.
they’re also the ones blowing all the money to retool and r&d. They’re happy to do it while they have insane profits on the ice side. It’s a great way they get to run from taxes.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
74526 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:54 am to
Dealerships and domestic manufacturers have been like cokeheads running around enjoying the high times then cry to the government when the shite decisions they make come back to frick them.

frick em. Take some blame yourself for once.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
175796 posts
Posted on 12/2/23 at 9:58 am to
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obamacare is actually helping the lower income people have health care that they never could afford.


Is it?

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every one that cuts your grasscuts your hair, bartenders, waiters, cooks etc





Do you think all of these people are low-income? Plenty of yard guys that are making 6 figures

Sound pretty uppity of you to assume blue-collar jobs are low-income.
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