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EVs will never hit mainstream or acceptance. Expensive. Unreliable. Dangerous. Not, "Green". For those who fret over the latter, google the details of EV battery material sourcing, manufacture, charging and disposal...Figure I will be long dead before this stuff hits Mainstream use or acceptance.
^^^ Came to mind when I read GoFishin comments on lettering.
EVs will never hit mainstream or acceptance. Expensive. Unreliable. Dangerous. Not, "Green". For those who fret over the latter, google the details of EV battery material sourcing, manufacture, charging and disposal...
SMH.And, as I've said before. Stop worrying if you hate EV. ICE is NOT going away. So getting offensive about EV just makes you look bad.
all this stuff about whether EVs are better or worse for the environment… let’s have a debate about which brand cigarette will kill you the slowest. Cars are all bad for the environment, ICE or EV. What I really want to know is, will it have fake exhaust sounds like the challenger EV concept and will there be a software feature to lock the front axle for burnouts?
SMH.
Stop worrying? <<< NOT me.
...you look bad? <<< That's goofy. Nor am I worried about that, either.
Believe what ya wish. As I will. <<< Beauty of Free Speech.
Did not post concerns. I have none, WRT EVs. My post addressed, when EVs would go mainstream. (They won't).You obviously are worried, why else would you post concerns?
Another statistic for you. Amazon delivered over 75 million packages to doors in the last half of last year. Seems pretty accepted mode for that work. <<< more free speech
Just because 80% is best to save the battery it also is used to avertise reduced charging times. Yes one can research further but marketing knows that most don’t. Why not just market the same as rated distance? Backing in is a problem with a trailer not to mention the public and driving skills even without one.Sorry, but I've not see any of EV ads that have been misleading. They are very straightforward with all of these statements providing details if asked. You should check to make sure you are not ignoring the responses on these questions.
Consider some of your statements are showable as misleading too.
- All recharge times are stated 80% which is also best for current batteries so that's what should and does matter. And, is stated in the vehicle sales info and owners manual. Most also state estimated 100% recharge time too.
- Towing is identical to all fuels on distances achievable. 50% of norm. This has been tested and shown many times in expert videos on the web and YouTube. Do gas/diesel vehicles show towing distance? I don't think so. Prove me wrong on that.
- Telsa charging is done by backing in. Why is this a problem? I personally always back into a parking spot with my Truck, but charging the REV will require going in forward. Big deal.
- Taxes are a fact of life. Complaining about them is useless. You know, death and taxes? Yeah. Not worth the argument. But I will anyway. Current tax on gas in California is just under $.70 per gallon. Consider a $4 per gallon price, that calculates to almost a 17% tax on gas. So a 13% road tax doesn't seem so bad.
- Zero emission is achievable. Do your research. I personally will likely charge 90% at home, and I only pay for wind power. Plus, many charge stations are solar powered or wind powered. Yes, it can be zero emssions today. If you pay attention.
- Ford charge at home? Since when was an option on any vehicle free of cost? If I didn't want to charge my home, I wouldn't want to pay for it and Ford allows that.
- There are plenty of sources of information, both on the OEM web sites and on plenty of other sites. Nothing is hidden here. You just have to look and read, which is easy to do if you want to.
You are basing your dislike on rhetorical fallacies. If you don't like EV, find good reasons with real data, not false reasons given by people with bad intentions.
Reasons that are real:
- Engine sounds are awesome! EV sounds are whiney. Easy to look past when you realize the power and speed in EVs. P.S. Towing is easier. Tested. Proved.
- Not all electric provided is good and easy to find. Hopefully Nuke power will make the comeback it should, there is room for improvement. And, clean power is available but at a price.
- There is a lot more time, engineering and technology in ICE engines. EV will take time to improve to the point ICE power is at today. The "new kid on the block" always has a learning disadvantage. Time is needed.
- Recharging in the wild is still hit and miss. Should improve with time. I give it 10 years before it's no longer an issue.
- Batteries are still at a distance disadvantage. P.S. REV just announce real 500 mile range, with an extender coming soon. So that argument will be void at some point in the future. But for now it is a reality. My current RAM 1500 has a 36 gal tank for 700+ mile range. So that's a valid argument.
I'm not worried about anything. ICE will never go away. EVs will be better at some point, if not already, (a situational and forward looking statement. Admit to your shortcomings, it helps.)
Statistics are funny things. 10 million units of EVs sold last year, another number is the 1.1 million increase (just increase, not total sold) in the number of trucks sold just in March 2023 versus 2022 in the US. And my truck has had one repair, warranty for abs module, in 4 years. My cousin's 2023 EV was stuck in multiple items repair hell before he could get it from the dealer and it has had 3 returns for repairs (not recalls) since. Kind of think my 4-year old ICE is much more reliable.EVs already are mainstream. 10.6 million units sold last year alone. Already near that number this year, and growing. And, it's not about green to everyone. EVs are just cool and fun.
Your excuses are all wrong.
Acceptance. 10% of sales already, and growing.
Expensive. First ones yes, as the OEMs targeted the luxury and top end version. GM already sells an EV that sells for under $20,000 with rebates. That pretty cheap for any car.
Unreliable. Again, old news. Newer models are far more reliable than any ICE.
Dangerous. How so? Fires per number of EV cars are the road are far less than fires with ICE vehicles per number of ICE cars on the road. Google it
Green. Much more green than ICE, but still has room to grow and will grow as new power methods are developed and created. Still few buy on "green", but more on cool and easy.
And, as I've said before. Stop worrying if you hate EV. ICE is NOT going away. So getting offensive about EV just makes you look bad.
thank goodness I dont and wont ever live in a state like that.Not if your state ever pulls a brainiac move like NY or Cali.
Mandate that ICEs are no longer in production before developing a realistic replacement.
Trudy should be jumping on that bandwagon any day now.
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I wouldn't even want an electric lawnmower, let alone a vehicle, let alone a truck
And for the 20 million dollar question..Actually my Milwaukee Lawn mower and Milwaukee trimmer are pretty **** I can cut my entire yard on 1 charge and the dual rapid chargers get me up to 80% in 40 minutes.... lol...
Now if they could just release the Milwaukee snow blower it would be great !
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