There will never be a EV in my garage, so for me that doesn’t come into play. I recently purchased a 2021 base Macan with all the features I wanted and expect it to become my long term vehicle.
Gas prices will not always be this high. They will come down when people recognize that elimination of fossil fuel and oil is not practically feasible. As we know the US is fully capable of being energy independent, not relying on others for our gas and oil needs. It’s just going to take some significant issues with EV (ships burning, catching on fire as you drive) to make people recognize that EV’s are not the solution in all cases. We are not Europe, our driving needs differ greatly. In the US we remain greatly divided on issue pertaining to our ecology. Europe appears to be lock step in buying into global warming, in the US not everyone is convinced. So EV’s saving the world is not a major theme in the US.
IMO, there still remain numerous issues to resolve until the EV becomes “practical” in the US, and they could take years to resolve. EV’s to me are a novelty, todays latest fad. They may one day become utilitarian…..or not.
I fully expect my 2021 base to retain value through the years due to it being an ICE vehicle with features no longer available in 2022 Macans. I expect older Macans will be in some demand for years to come.
And a final thought, the US does not have the power grid or electrical generating ability to support everyone driving EV’s and may never if the government continues to insist we go to solar, wind and other “non fossil fuel, non nuclear” sources to generate energy. And we may never get there.
Gas prices will not always be this high. They will come down when people recognize that elimination of fossil fuel and oil is not practically feasible. As we know the US is fully capable of being energy independent, not relying on others for our gas and oil needs. It’s just going to take some significant issues with EV (ships burning, catching on fire as you drive) to make people recognize that EV’s are not the solution in all cases. We are not Europe, our driving needs differ greatly. In the US we remain greatly divided on issue pertaining to our ecology. Europe appears to be lock step in buying into global warming, in the US not everyone is convinced. So EV’s saving the world is not a major theme in the US.
IMO, there still remain numerous issues to resolve until the EV becomes “practical” in the US, and they could take years to resolve. EV’s to me are a novelty, todays latest fad. They may one day become utilitarian…..or not.
I fully expect my 2021 base to retain value through the years due to it being an ICE vehicle with features no longer available in 2022 Macans. I expect older Macans will be in some demand for years to come.
And a final thought, the US does not have the power grid or electrical generating ability to support everyone driving EV’s and may never if the government continues to insist we go to solar, wind and other “non fossil fuel, non nuclear” sources to generate energy. And we may never get there.
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