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Dalbir Bala bought a new Ford F-150 Lightning in January... That's the all-electric version of the company's flagship pickup truck.

Today's Electric-Vehicle Buyers Are STILL Early Adopters By Marc Chaikin, founder, Chaikin Analytics Dalbir Bala bought a new Ford F-150 Lightning in January... That's the all-electric version of the company's flagship pickup truck. And it wasn't cheap... Bala paid more than $85,000 for his truck. He hoped to drive it for work and leisure activities – like going to his cabin or fishing near his home in Winnipeg, Canada. He also needed to install the charger and other accessories. So in total, he spent more than $100,000. Despite paying all that money, Bala's electric-vehicle ("EV") experience didn't go well. He finally gave up on the truck after a 1,400-mile road trip to Chicago last month... You see, Bala first stopped to recharge the F-150 Lightning in Fargo, North Dakota. It took two hours to get the battery from 10% to 90%. After driving roughly 200 miles, he needed to stop again in Minnesota. But the first charger he tried to use was broken. The next charger was broken, too. 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Then, Bala rented a gas-powered Toyota 4Runner to complete the road trip. "The sheer helplessness was mind-boggling," according to Bala. Bala and his family picked up the F-150 Lightning on the way home from Chicago. And earlier this month, he recounted his entire experience of EV ownership to Fox Business...   I can't take it to my lake cabin. I cannot take it for off-grid camping. I cannot take [it] for even a road trip. I can only drive in [the] city – biggest scam of modern times. Now, I wouldn't go as far as Bala in calling EVs the "biggest scam of modern times." But Bala and many other buyers are falling victim to a common misconception about this space. Think about it this way... Ford sold 4,466 F-150 Lightning trucks in the second quarter of this year. That's a lot more than the roughly 2,000 sold in the same quarter last year. And even if you haven't spotted an F-150 Lightning truck on the road, I'm sure you've seen Teslas from time to time. So it might seem like we've entered the prime part of the EV age. But in reality, we're still far away from mainstream adoption. And it takes time for a major trend like this one to play out. The truth is hiding in the overall numbers... Ford sold more than 640,000 F-150 trucks last year. So at the current rate, that means sales of the all-electric Lightning version will make up less than 3% of all sales in 2023. Folks, that's still a drop in the bucket... Today's EV drivers are unquestionably early adopters. But the incredibly loud marketing behind these vehicles confuses most consumers. Bala is a perfect example... Sure, he probably should've known better. But he didn't. He paid more than $100,000 to live the EV experience. He just didn't understand that the EV experience is still in its infancy. With that said, we can't just give EVs a hand-wave dismissal... In fact, the EV trend is massive. And it's growing at a rapid pace. Take a look... Global annual EV sales have surged from roughly 2 million in 2018 to more than 10 million in 2022. That's a 400% increase in just four years. Sure, Toyota released the first gasoline-electric hybrid Prius in 1997. And the plug-in version has been around since 2012. But the reality is simple... We're still in the high-growth, early adoption stage of the EV trend. Beyond that, we're now in the most important phase of the adoption cycle... You see, according to the International Energy Agency, EVs only made up about 4% of the total car market in 2020. But that market share catapulted to 14% by the end of 2022. Now, it's expected to grow another 35% this year alone. Folks, it doesn't matter how any of us personally feel about EVs. It doesn't matter that some early adopters – like Bala with his F-150 Lightning – are having rough experiences. EVs are taking over the market. This trend will continue to heat up in the years ahead. Good investing, Marc Chaikin Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors     # Hld:     Bullish     Neutral     Bearish Dow 30 +0.74% 11 15 4 S&P 500 +0.70% 133 262 104 Nasdaq +0.78% 45 44 10 Small Caps +0.42% 466 973 496 Bonds +0.33% Consumer Discretionary +1.12% 8 37 8 — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks have become somewhat more Bearish than Large Cap stocks. Major indexes are mixed. *  *  *  * Sector Tracker Sector movement over the last 5 days Information Technology +2.27% Discretionary +1.23% Real Estate +0.72% Communication +0.49% Industrials +0.28% Utilities +0.24% Financial 0.00% Materials -0.04% Health Care -0.09% Staples -0.82% Energy -1.37% *  *  *  * Industry Focus Health Care Services 5 34 21 Over the past 6 months, the Health Care Services subsector (XHS) has underperformed the S&P 500 by -13.58%. Its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Very Weak, with more Bearish than Bullish stocks. It is currently ranked #19 of 21 subsectors and has moved down 2 slots over the past week. Indicative Stocks MODV ModivCare Inc. EHAB Enhabit, Inc. CSTL Castle Biosciences, *  *  *  * Top Movers Gainers HAS +5.66% ISRG +4.17% INTU +4.12% FTRE +3.74% TSLA +3.72% Losers AAP -5.64% ULTA -3.69% WBD -3.39% PODD -2.58% FDS -2.48% *  *  *  * Earnings Report Reporting Today Rating Before Open After Close AZO, OLLI HEI, PVH No earnings reporting today. Earnings Surprises No significant Earnings Surprises in the Russell 3000. *  *  *  * You have received this e-mail as part of your subscription to PowerFeed. If you no longer want to receive e-mails from PowerFeed, click here. You're receiving this e-mail at diansastroxz.forex@blogger.com. For questions about your account or to speak with customer service, call +1 (877) 697-6783 (U.S.), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern time or e-mail info@chaikinanalytics.com. 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