Electric vehicles....

California finally sees reality:​

California Ditches ‘Unachievable’ Scheme To Mandate Green Trucks​



California regulators withdrew a proposal on Tuesday evening to mandate the sale of zero-emissions trucks over the next 20 years.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) pulled back its request to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a waiver that would have allowed the state to require massive increases in sales of electric or zero-emissions truck models over the coming decades.

According to the Commercial Carrier Journal, CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule would have mandated California’s truck fleet to move to zero-emission models starting in 2024, ending with the fleet going 100% zero-emissions between 2035 and 2042. If implemented, the proposed regulations would have also required 100% of all new heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emissions models by 2036.
 

Tesla is offering new Cybertruck discounts. Is there a demand problem?

Tesla (TSLA) is discounting select Cybertrucks, the latest indication that the EV pickup and its polarizing design are suffering from a slump.

As first reported by CNBC, Tesla started offering discounts on new Cybertrucks, with discounts of $1,600 depending on trim level and options — and up to $2,600 for low-mileage demo versions.

After a steep run-up in Wednesday’s session, Tesla shares dropped nearly 3% in early trading on Thursday.

Discounts for the Cybertrucks in inventory are only the latest indication that demand for the truck — that CEO Elon Musk said was “off the hook” last year — is waning.
 

A Tesla Cybertruck Owner Forced Tesla to Buy Back His Defective Truck at 30 Cents/Mile. He Adds, “I Can Use the Money to Buy an Even More Expensive Cybertruck”​


 
Way too many electric makers to survive once the initial demand died down, esp with so many people owing much more than they can get for their existing one.
I got burned on one, I forget the name of it now. The shareholders voted to shut down completely and cease operation so I’m holding some worthless shares because I was too optimistic for a turnaround.
 
I got burned on one, I forget the name of it now. The shareholders voted to shut down completely and cease operation so I’m holding some worthless shares because I was too optimistic for a turnaround.
Good point, I hadn't considered how stockholders could be burned as well as owners who now can't get parts and service.
 
I see maybe 2 or 3 of these companies surviving.

So much money lost because our government pushed an initiative well before it's time.
Oh, found it, the one I got stuck with was HYZN (Hyzon). The Board approved company dissolution pending a major shareholder vote (which I believe has passed). It was one of those "speculative" stocks I played with and, to no surprise, got burned. Oh well, I traded it a few times and made a little but lost overall. Thankfully it wasn't a huge amount of money but I still hate to lose.

 
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