The EV6 has had its fair share of ICCU issues:

https://www.kiaevforums.com/threads/ev6-iccu-recall-discussion.8731/

https://www.kiaevforums.com/threads/12v-battery-died-towed-back-to-dealer.9969/

https://www.theautopian.com/why-everyones-favorite-electric-car-keeps-stranding-its-owners/

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If you Google " ICCU failure" you will see that new issues keep popping up.

Once they fix all the ICCU issues and add OTA.

The ID4 was/is a disaster.

It is the Chevy Vaga of the EV world.

The Vega received praise and awards at its introduction, including 1971 Motor Trend Car of the Year.[3] Subsequently, the car became widely known for a range of problems related to its engineering,[4] reliability,[5] safety,[6][7] propensity to rust, and engine durability. Despite a series of recalls and design upgrades, the Vega’s problems tarnished both its own as well as General Motors’ reputation.

The regulators have been working on this problem for awhile.

My 2015 Volt has a pedestrian horn that you activate on the stalk.

My Tesla sounds like a UFO when backing up. The Mach-E sounds like a bulldozer when backing up.

Madigan, is that you?

Like everything else in IL, the politicians and their friends get the rebates first, then the little people.

https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/03/four-peat-chicago-ranks-no-1-corruption-report-finds

Volvo, Polestar, and Mini are made in China.

Do they count as legacy?

The award goes to the highest bidder.

https://www.brightworkresearch.com/how-gartner-is-a-fake-research-entity-like-jd-power-and-associates/

Disagree

The EV revolution is going to occur at the low end. A $25K car with 200 miles of range (if GM wasn’t such a shit show they could have owned this space with the Bolt).

The US is ripe for a low cost car (like the Beetle in the 60’s or the Honda Accord, Datsun 510 in the 70’s). A low-cost, low maintenance, government subsidized EV is exactly what the US needs.

I think GM and Ford are going to continue making huge gas guzzlers (just like they did in the 60’s and 70’s). The wildcard are Chinese EVs. US OEM’s were able to take advantage of patriotism (buy American) which does not exist with Millennials and Gen Z. They will have no trouble watching GM and Ford go out of business while driving a Chinese EV.

This is very interesting.

GM, Ford, VW have failed in the EV market but Tesla and Hyundai/Kia have been successful. How does this paradigm fit into the cycle?