I know two that do and one is having buyer's remorse for sure, the other is still on the fence about it. I'm no expert, but reading the comments, seeing the videos and that woman who owns the car dealership seems to be speaking from experience.
Yeah. The 2035 regulation does not have anything to do with the improvements EVs will make. I would have liked to see some other form of targets instead of this blanket pie in the sky target that is quite impossible to achieve. It'll probably make the resale values of ICE cars better as 2035 gets closer.
IN Norway , Resale price of ICE vehicles prove otherwise . Norway has the highest EV ownership rate in the world . And a cold winter climate too.
It's one of the wealthiest countries in the world and is sitting on a $1.3 trillion wealth fund, the biggest in the world.
en.wikipedia.org
Comparing Canada to Norway is, well, like comparing apples and oranges.
No,they didn't, I bought it willingly and glad I did. I find your stories hard to believe going by my personal experience and the many people I talk to that own EV's. I'm in the automotive industry and have first hand knowledge and experience with EV's and haven't met one person yet who has regretted buying one. There has been some problems but you get as many or more problems with an ICE vehicle.
Can someone explain why Ontario taxpayers should subsidize luxury cars for the wealthy? If EVs are so great, taxpayers shouldn't have contribute. If people aren't buying them without a government handout, there's something wrong with the business model.
Ya,just like buying from any manufacturer and finding out a day later that a sale is on. It happens. Anyone remember the big incentives that the OEMs used to put on regularly? How about above MSRP during Covid? Do you think those people are happy?
Really? Other than Tesla, name one manufacturer that's slashed prices globally like Tesla did.
They may reduce prices on selected vehicles if they have a large inventory, or when they're about to launch a new model. But no manufacturer has done what Tesla did, globally. They're hurting and it'll get worse when BMW, Mercedes, Porsche etc. start introducing more EVs.
I meant in the scenario where EVs still do not have the infrastructure but the regulation to only sell zero emission cars from 2035 still happens. Then there might be a spike in demand for used ICE cars. Again, I was just making a guess.
It is a logical way to incentivize people to purchase a ZEV. Don't the rebates extend to some hybrids too? Considering the value of the rebates and how long they are eligible. It doesn't seem that bad.
I think you're arguing semantics but I would bet that they're not going to get worse. They're going to do better.
Interesting that Norway wealth is significantly tied to the sale of North Sea oil. Perhaps the reason the population has gone ”green “ has more to do with guilt or virtue signalling.
