Anyone Here Have An Electric Car?
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It most certainly isn't. I agree we are going to ev one way or the other, but the why is super important. It's super important because it has very little to do with actual stated goals but alot to do with making people feel like they're contributing towards actual stated goals. It's the "we're all in this together" approach all over again. It works and is very effective.
The why also is important for the when. The infrastructure is not ready for a nation full of evs. It just isn't. We desperately need to get off fossil fuels but aren't in a position to just yet.
The why also tells you the who. The who are the people getting massive personal benefit from pushing the false why. That brings us back to the beginning
The charging infrastructure just isn't there. I don't even have outlets on the outside of my house, it kinda sucks but for how little we'd use it, it is nowhere near worth the cost to add it.
And the publicly available commercial charging stations around here only have like 2-4 chargers. I know some companies have them available for their employees, but the most I've seen at any of those is four chargers.
I'm sure if you go into most of the rural areas around here you'll be lucky to find any commercial charging stations.
Unless you're in a city that has placed a big emphasis on electric vehicles, it's not overly viable for most people if they can't charge at home, which is a problem when most people live in rentals and don't have any control over getting charging stations added.
Electric vehicles are heavy by nature. Couple that with the instant torque of an electric motor and the resulting friction wears away the tires. You don't have to spin the tires to peel rubber off of them.
Easing away from stops will help keep wear to a minimum, but where's the fun in that?
I have ludicrous plus mode and it’s the most fun in a car I’ve had. I have the 22 inch wheels, so they are gonna wear quicker. I bought my car in Jan 2021 and I have only replaced 2 front tires in about 20,000 miles. I had to spend $1300 to add the 220 plug. I got ripped off. Most people can get it done for $500. After wheels and charging outlet, I’ve spent nothing on the car in 17 months. I was a Lexus man before that, but Tesla blows its doors off
Cool story dude! I don't know why you quoted me to say that, but I'm flattered that you did. Thumbs up!
I just bought a new Tacoma last fall. I have a Tundra, Corolla, old Chevy Silverado and the wife has a new RAV4. We are good on vehicles for a bit. I do know some who have bought electric cars. Like with anything some have had good luck, some not so good. And it's been very expensive when they have failed. No doubt we'll be forced into buying them in the future.
You were going on about the wear of EV tires. I haven’t seen that to be the case
You replaced tires at 20000. What do you consider shitty tires?
I have put 90000+ on Michelin defenders 7 times.
Well, when you put it that way it doesn’t sound so good. But, when you realize I was gunning it all over town, with 800 hp, it’s gonna happen on low profile tires.
my point is, the car is a lot of fun, and very low maintenance.
Oh that's it...
The cost of EVs will reveal itself over time. For example, I had no idea EVs ate tires like that.
That's great. Still no answers from anyone on how we plan to handle the massive load of charging these vehicles on a large scale.
supply and demand my friend. As projections for electricity demand increase, utilities will plan their capacity expansion. Granted some of that will be fossil produced, most notable nat gas but their will also be a continued shift over to alt sources over time. Historically economic change always happens along with technological advances and it will with electric energy production.
Some of it is simply attrition. As more EV's are bought, less gasoline infrastructure load will be necessary in places like gas stations.
The infrastructure needs to be in position to handle the demand. That needs in place before; not after.
But since this is little about the stated goals, none of that will happen. Instead things will continue at this accelerated pace. Then when it all hits the fan, after all the people and politicians cashed out, the rest will be left wondering why.
Because their electric supply is so good, CA has summer rolling blackouts EVERY year.
Texas is the one to watch. Tesla pushed messages out asking owners in Texas to charge at off peak times and only if necessary.
It’s not even June yet.
You don't think we can build electric capacity at the same time as we transition to EVs? Why? Did we build all the interstates before we all bought cars?
We are not all going to rush out to buy EVs tomorrow. Personally, I can eventually see owning a nice hybrid sedan or small SUV, for long trips and an EV for everyday driving around town, where 300 miles would probably last me a week between charges.
No I don't. We're already there. We're already being prepared for rolling blackouts.
It's the old metaphor of trying to suck mashed potatoes through a straw. It doesn't matter how much supply and demand there if the supply can't get to the demand.
EV, the biggest farce that has ever been sold to this country. Coal fired & natural gas power plants fuel the charging stations that are currently active and they will continue to. The batteries that power these vehicles are an environmental holocaust. The media controls the narrative and keeps singing the praises. I do believe the more "intelligent" this country gets the more stupid it actually becomes.
A little cheaper for TESLA's for me. I guess that's due to the high safety ratings.
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i wouldn't call you green. Gullible maybe, not green. Incase you haven't noticed the people loudest calling for the end of the world climate change own more houses on the ocean front while also flying on their private jets. I'll believe in AGC the second John Kerry does away with those things.
And then the next thread I click on, I see this...
What the hell dude? Read my post again. Give me my props!
We just drove to Florida in my wife's 2021 Camry and got 500 miles in both tank fulls and no charging delays. Hard for EV's to compete with that.
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Damn dude!! You expect me to remember who posts what?? Shi%&, I can;t even remember what my wife told me to get from the grocery a few minutes ago. The worst part of getting old is when you consider it a victory to enter a room and you remember why you wanted to go in there in the first place.
peace out and gp cats!
Has your Maverick come in yet? I bought a 2.0L EcoBoost FWD Maverick back in mid-March from a dealer up in Indy after a customer declined to take delivery of their order. I’ve been pretty happy with it so far.
How you doing? Haven’t seen you on the Political Thread for a while…. Don’t be a stranger….
