Axios - Some of the largest traditional automakers are experiencing electric vehicle growing pains and pulling back on production. Consumer demand is falling behind lofty projections drummed up by manufacturers and other car-industry stalwarts. announced today that it's cutting output of the battery-powered F-150 Lightning to make more Bronco SUVs and Ranger pickup trucks.The CEO of Stellantis — which owns Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep — told reporters today that the auto industry risked an EV bloodbath" if a pricing war started by Tesla continues. Rental car giant Hertz said last week that it plans to sell 20,000 of its EVs and buy more gas-powered rentals. GM stopped selling its Chevy Blazer EV — a brand-new model — late last month because of charging and software issues.
The big picture: State governments, automakers and environmental activists are also struggling to push "super drivers" responsible for the most carbon emissions into EVs, the N.Y. Times writes from a new report by Coltura, an environmental nonprofit. The top 10% of drivers in the U.S. account for more than one-third of the nation's gasoline use for private light-duty vehicles, according to the report. Many super drivers who live in rural areas have limited access to charging stations outside their homes.
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Many states have deliberately slow walked the rolling out of charging stations to sabotage the EV. Politicians taking money from oil and coal interests is killing the planet.
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