mkjayakumar
Well-known member
I hope the Democrat wins, but what would be the state affairs one year from now if President Obama loses ? if I were to take a guess:
- the $7.5k subsidy would be removed and that would effectively kill the sales momentum of all EVs except Tesla and many EREVs, espeically the Volt. Essentially Leaf and Volt are dead.
- The Smyrna plan will effectively churning out batteries for the European market.
- The Blink charging stations will be all be pulled out and Ecotality will be dissolved. the rest, EVgo and Car Charging Inc etc.. will fold due to lack of demand.
- One would think that the above would not have an impact on Tesla, but there will be so much of pressure on the loans and negative propoganda against Tesla, that they would have tough time staying afloat making any profits. Most likely it will be an also-ran company making a few high end cars serving the highly motivated rich EV enthusiasts. Nothing more.
- Coal plants will be reopened with reduced enforcements on pollution control, making them competivive again with Natural gas.
- the charade of natural gas vehicles and fuel cell vehicles will get another lease of fresh air - not in the interest of alternative clearn energy vehicles, but simply to create FUD and kill the EV movement once for all.
- Wind and solar will die a slow natural death and permits for Wind farm will be slow to come, with many additional regulations.
- US will slowly slide back to 'we have enough Oil and Coal to survive another 500 years' mantra, while the rest of the world innovates itself out of this oil addiction.
- the $7.5k subsidy would be removed and that would effectively kill the sales momentum of all EVs except Tesla and many EREVs, espeically the Volt. Essentially Leaf and Volt are dead.
- The Smyrna plan will effectively churning out batteries for the European market.
- The Blink charging stations will be all be pulled out and Ecotality will be dissolved. the rest, EVgo and Car Charging Inc etc.. will fold due to lack of demand.
- One would think that the above would not have an impact on Tesla, but there will be so much of pressure on the loans and negative propoganda against Tesla, that they would have tough time staying afloat making any profits. Most likely it will be an also-ran company making a few high end cars serving the highly motivated rich EV enthusiasts. Nothing more.
- Coal plants will be reopened with reduced enforcements on pollution control, making them competivive again with Natural gas.
- the charade of natural gas vehicles and fuel cell vehicles will get another lease of fresh air - not in the interest of alternative clearn energy vehicles, but simply to create FUD and kill the EV movement once for all.
- Wind and solar will die a slow natural death and permits for Wind farm will be slow to come, with many additional regulations.
- US will slowly slide back to 'we have enough Oil and Coal to survive another 500 years' mantra, while the rest of the world innovates itself out of this oil addiction.