subject: Belmont BMW dealerships wait to see if electric cars shock consumers into action [print this page] Belmont BMW dealerships wait to see if electric cars shock consumers into action
Hey, how are you? Welcome to the future. Yeah, you. These aren't the new dark ages. In fact, I'm pretty sure the auto industry just erupted from its own dark age, and it took an enormous recession to do it. Even Belmont BMW dealerships are unsure of how they got blindsided so hard. But we aren't asking questions on the consumer end; we're just happy that the industry has decided to get with the program and start implementing more fuel efficient technology in its products. Honestly, it's important to consumers because it saves money. But, as BMW dealerships in Belmont will tell you, it's also important to our children, and our children's children, and so on and so forth. We need to start caring for our environment instead of recklessly consuming everything in our path, and now that the industry has caught on, we're strides ahead in reducing our environmental footprint.
And now, we're about to live to see the dawn of the electric car, which is a huge step forward in the progression of the auto industry. If you ask Belmont BMW dealerships, they will tell you that playing the waiting game is the way to go right now, without a lot of concern over whether consumers are going to adopt the new form of transportation. A new poll by Deloitte Consulting, one of the nation's most respected consulting firms, says that the market share of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will only reach between 2 and 5.6 percent in the U.S. by 2020. That's nine years after the launch of the first electric car, and BMW dealerships in Belmont are wary of such a long-term plan of technology adoption. It makes sense that the luxury vehicle doesn't seem to have any plans for the electric vehicle as of yet. Then again, BMW is crafty; I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the company has a wild card waiting in the wings.
One of the big problems with the adoption of the technology on a massive scale is the fact that there isn't a better infrastructure for charging stations and the like. Think about it: at this point, gas stations are pretty widespread. This was another sore point for Belmont BMW dealerships; if the country isn't ready for electric vehicles, then why should we give it electric vehicles? A lot of the data from Deloitte seems to confirm the worries of the legendary luxury manufacturer. As great as electric technology would be, it just doesn't seem feasible at this point. Other organizations seem to be predicting higher numbers of sales by 2020, but BMW dealerships in Belmont are in accord that it just isn't time yet. For instance, Credit Suisse has predicted roughly 335,000 electric units on the road by that year, while Citi forecast upwards of one million and the Traffic Safety Administration weighs in at 750,000. It doesn't seem like anyone is in agreement.
Well, whatever. I hope Americans really get on the ball with the electric car movement, but I'm in BMW's corner of skepticism.
