EVs Aren’t The Edsel Of The 21st Century
— They’re Far Worse
Posted By: RockyTCB, 12/6/2023 7:09:18 AM
Economist Steve Moore recently compared EVs to the ill-fated Edsel, “one of the textbook marketing flops of all time.” “All the automotive experts and Ford executives said it was a can’t-miss. Henry Ford (the car was named after his son) guaranteed hundreds of thousands of sales. But one big thing went wrong: Nobody ever bothered to ask car buyers what they thought of the new car,” he wrote. “Given the all-in approach to electric vehicles at Ford and General Motors, it’s clear that Detroit never got the message.” With all due respect to our good friend Steve, there is one
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The Hill reports that “The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The New York Times each published stories referencing a ‘Trump dictatorship’ in recent days, arguing a new Trump presidency posed a threat to democracy.”
(snip)
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Economist Steve Moore recently compared EVs to the ill-fated Edsel, “one of the textbook marketing flops of all time.”
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“Given the all-in approach to electric vehicles at Ford and General Motors, it’s clear that Detroit never got the message.”
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