{"id":100031,"date":"2021-03-04T07:30:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T12:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=100031"},"modified":"2021-03-04T06:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T11:58:48","slug":"bloomberg-electric-vehicles-could-make-dealerships-a-thing-of-the-past-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=100031","title":{"rendered":"(Bloomberg) Electric Vehicles Could Make Dealerships a Thing of the Past, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s auto news out of Sweden: Volvo Cars says that it will be fully electric by 2030. No more internal combustion, no more hybrids<\/a>. It\u2019s batteries or bust.<\/p>\n

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In making this commitment, Volvo is betting on a trend: that as EVs are becoming cheaper and new conventional cars are being priced higher, consumers\u2019 math on electric-versus-internal combustion will soon come out in electrics\u2019 favor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But there\u2019s more to Volvo\u2019s position on EVs than just changing the powertrain. The carmaker says its pure electric models will only be available for sale online<\/a>, and that its first fully electric car is now receiving over-the-air software updates<\/a>. (Tesla has been doing this<\/a> for years.) That first plan has implications for the built environment; the second, for emissions and the global climate.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a> (subscription).<\/p>\n

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Online sales and over-the-air updates could spell the end of car dealerships https:\/\/t.co\/vgjKX8lqDY<\/a> via @business<\/a><\/p>\n

— North Street (@northassoc) March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n