“There is no savings to an electric car except that that comes out of the pockets of other taxpayers.”
At the moment, that may be true...or not. We’ll see what the calculus is when gas is back to $4/gal.
“What happens if the gaia worshippers get their dream of all vehicles being electric? Where doe the infrastructure come from for all the charging stations?”
Almost all charging is done in people’s own garages...
“Not everyone lives in a house where they can plug them in, what about all the extra electrical capacity?”
You’re referring to all the prospective homeless EV buyers...?
The other salient point is that most charging is done at night, when (wait for it) there is plenty of excess capacity on the grid.
“BFD a vehicle that can go from 0-60 in less than six seconds, where are you going to do it? here in California you can’t even get people to do the speed limit and the roads are packed.”
I’m sure you’re not speaking for the entire state, just your little corner. Sorry you live in that hellhole, you have my sympathy.
(BTW just as a side note, acceleration and speed are two different things...)
That still leaves 49 potentially better states in which to relocate...like my stomping grounds. :-)
You’re referring to all the prospective homeless EV buyers...?
Ah, what a wit, well half of one any way. I guess you never travel to anywhere that people, quite a few since you haven't noticed, live in these dwellings called apartments, where they don't have garages or the right to rewire or run long extension cords to their cars.
(BTW just as a side note, acceleration and speed are two different things...)
Really, well first the confusion seems to be on your part since I stated that rapid acceleration was useless since there was so much congestion from people not driving the speed limit so your little side note does nothing to change the fact that the need for such rapid acceleration is kind of moot. Where I live there are Tesla's all over and not one that I have seen has accelerated anywhere faster than Civic, despite having that great capability.
The other salient point is that most charging is done at night, when (wait for it) there is plenty of excess capacity on the grid.
Interesting, so than a car with a 215 mile range is pretty much useless for long trips, because if there are a great many of them they should be used at night so that their charging doesn't overtax the grid? So I still need a gas powered car if I actually want to travel somewhere? Seems pretty extravagant to spend 35K for a second car just to drive local, especially when it's carbon footprint is at least as big if not bigger than a gas powered car. Thank you but I don't require your sympathy any more than I do your poor attempts at humor or at least it's humor in your mind . The gas powered automobile will be around for quite a while, I'm sure, at least until they invent the Mr. Fusion add on.
You are welcome to your opinion and all the electric cars you want to buy, as long as they are not subsidized with my tax dollars.