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No, just a protest against saving money.
I don't feel like that's the case. The cheapest used pickup available right now costs 3x as much as I paid for mine. The price difference pays my fuel for 10 years.
TBH Teslas have always been status symbols for the uber wealthy.
If they were a true "people's car," they’d be plug in hybrids with a tiny gas generator… and like half the price, with less emissions from production.
What I like most about electric cars is that there's so much less moving parts that break and need to be replaced. With a hybrid this isn't really the case. I wouldn't mind getting an electric pickup but they're just way out of my price range and I don't quite feel like getting one that's all new and shiny because I use mine for work and it'll eventually get all banged up anyway. Also, really difficult to find one with just two seats and a long bed.
Hybrids can be simple too.
The problem with EVs is that the battery is massive, expensive, and suffers from the the tyranny of the rocket equation: The more battery you have, the more battery you need to haul that battery around, and so on.
Hence, pure EVs are extremely heavy and expensive.
Stick in a self contained generator, just a few horsepower like a backup generator you'd find at Lowe’s, and it short circuits this equation. You can have a really small, lightweight battery on a lightweight frame because a four horsepower range extender weighs practically nothing, and is ridiculously fuel efficient from being so small and constant RPM.
That’s what a plug in hybrid is. All electric, with a backup generator in the boot and like 1000lb lighter.
This is very distinct from true hybrid ICE vehicles like the Prius, which is a frankly a stupid way to engineer it these days. The only reason they do is because it uses existing ICE manufacturing, as it’s mostly an ICE car with a transmission and everything.
And why doesn’t anyone make those? Well, in the US, they aren’t "premium" because they’re tainted by gas. If you have the manufacturing set up for EVs, mind as well make super expensive luxury cars that sell for higher margins. This is wha Tesla has always done.
This is not how all plug in hybrids work. This is a specific type of hybrid usually called in-series. The engine is not connected to the powertrain and it only supplies energy to the battery or motors
The biggest "issue" is that now you have a generator in your car making a constant noise that is not "attractive" or feels "luxurious" which unfortunately the people with money to adopt new technologies look for
Ram is releasing one soon https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45734742/2025-ram-1500-ramcharger-revealed/
BYD and Nissan have similar technologies, but it is not widely adopted yet
People don't seem to understand. It's not a protest against electric cars. It's a protest against the oligarchy.
Don't forget. Hitler loved Henry Ford.
definitely. We go after Tesla because of what it's billionaire owner stands for.