In light of the little stumble EVs have taken lately, we asked readers what cars should never go EV. It turns out Jalopnik readers are more amenable to EVs than their car enthusiast loyalties would suggest, because loving cars isn’t really about pitting ICE versus EVs. It’s more about what makes a car great, no matter the propulsion method.
Still, readers were skeptical of some vehicles going EV in the near future, which is rife with BEV fumbles because carmakers just had to insist on making EVs big and heavy and expensive. Some beloved sports cars made the list, such as the Mazda Miata and Porsche 911, while other classics were also thrown in.
It’s not going to be easy to capture the magic of those machines as we transition to EVs, but that’s a job for the automakers: to make compelling fully-electric cars that inspire new generations of enthusiasts. If that’s not possible, at the very least make them cheap. In any case, here are the cars (and other vessels) that readers say should never go EV and their reasons why: