I’ve always been told experience is the best teacher. Add to this the fact that 78% of American EV owners also own an ICE vehicle.
EVs can serve people well depending on the type of use, which is limited compared to ICE vehicles.
Unless the technology sufficiently rivals ICE cars its never going to work.
EV the disposable razor of transport , use it and no one will want it , the dealers don’t want back , LOL
I don’t know but it looks like a lot of Tesla’s have been given permanent residence in unused garage space, barns and back yards.
Initial cost of owning an EV is much higher than owning a comparably equipped ICE vehicle. Then, the long-term cost of owning an EV is way more than the comparably equipped ICE vehicle, especially after the initial battery starts going bad an/or starts failing to hold a charge. Insurance costs are higher, no matter how new or old an EV is.
The other disadvantages are clear from the start, but heck, some people listen too much to the environmental-wackos.
I recently talked to a couple who had just moved from Colorado to Illinois. The husband was able to do the 900-mile trip in one day in his ICE car. He flew back to Colorado to get his wife and drive their Tesla to Illinois. The same trip took them four days with lots of hassles finding charging stations, waiting at charging stations, etc. What fun!
That’s in Australia. Over here they probably feel the same but are hesitant to admit it, for fear of leftist reprisals!
Just this week I was at Walmart and I saw the EV charging station totally full with all of the idiots sitting in their cars or standing outside their cars like morons with nothing better to do.
I am a big fan of this guy...I check his channel frequently for new material.
Thanks for posting it...
Like owning a car w/o gas stations.
I knew from the get go that there was no way I would EVER buy an electric car.
I bought what is probably my last car, a new, gas-powered Honda Accord, about 3 years ago now. Like prior Toyotas I have owned, it was well-built, affordable, but just a little short on the interior room I might want (which only really matters on long trips, which I expect to be taking fewer of).
The technology may eventually get to the point where electric vehicles truly are competitive with gas vehicles. Just not in my lifetime (I am 64).
Gee whiz, never saw that coming. /s
The thing is, it should be the consumers themselves who decide what people can buy, not the untouchable GovCo types who feel the need to regulate and control us, our world and our “free” market choices.
Oversized electric golf cart fanbois hardest hit.
The best thing about this guy is that he isn’t a Tesla fanboi.
“Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints”
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/
I trust Tesla as much as I trust Joe Biden.
I want to go back to a regular car from the ‘60s/’70s.
“Study reveals nearly half of US EV drivers want to return to ICE cars”
i’m surprised the number is that low ...