Posted on 05/11/2025 8:12:19 AM PDT by Red Badger
The answer is still no to EVs. They suck, especially Chinese ones but if I can’t hear it start, I ain’t driving it and if allows for hands off or self driving , I’m not getting in it. If I have to login to it, I’m not driving it.
My first thought is some guy standing in a puddle charging at 1,000 volts.
But it’s not the volts…it’s the amps. LOL
These make a bit of sense for some Chinese cities with bad air pollution; put fossil fuel powered plants far away and use EVs in the city.
The Chinese lie. And they are famous for hiring shills to push their shoddy products.
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Cool. I can recharge every 20 miles at the next exit!! Pick up mcdonalds too but I just cant eat that much.
I predict a lot of explosive results.
I forsee explosions in the future. It’s a great strategy to get rid of cars. Force people to buy electric cars and then blow them up. China probably doesn’t need product liability insurance because they would just refuse to pay.
The Chinese are starting to innovate, not just copy. I suspect India will be doing the same within 10 years. The US already has serious competition at the leading edge of technology and it’s going to get worse.
Two minutes sooner!
How much legacy power is needed to fuel a fleet? Will solar, and wind provide it, or do we need Coal fired plants, NG fired plants, Dams, Nuclear power and a lot of it? I don’t don’t understand the point of all this, when the internal combustion engine is the best thing since sliced bread.
In short, get back to me when we have enough excess electrical power to drive personal vehicles for all, because it just doesn’t work without forcing the vast majority onto buses and into the big cities.
And what would be the cost of the infrastructure needed to provide a few hundred thousand charging stations that can provide this voltage and this power?
I’m not sitting on top of a giant battery. I’m not parking a giant battery by my home. I’m not crossing my fingers in the cold weather hoping the giant battery starts up.
Cool, we can use more of the coal and nat gas that powers the chargers faster now!
Competition is good.
It drives innovation.
Innovation benefits everyone..................
Don’t leave your family and pets in the car while it’s attached to 50,000 amps. Sitting on top of a potential lightning bolt while driving is no bargain either.
“Full Self-Driving.”
You’d still get the drunk driving arrest when (not if) the accident happens.
While the article on BYD’s 5-minute EV charging presents a compelling case of innovation, there are good reasons to approach these claims with caution, especially given China’s track record with intellectual property theft, inflated technological claims, and tightly state-managed press access.
The demonstration was conducted under controlled conditions, using BYD’s own vehicles, chargers, and infrastructure, with no independent validation and only one Western media outlet invited. That lack of transparency raises red flags.
How BYD Could Have Staged the 5-Minute EV Charging Demo:
Weakening and dead batteries are my biggest pet leaves with today’s technology. That, and the fact that there is little one can do to fix them even if the battery is good.
Sorry, I still have lots of control over my gas powered vehicles, and there is not one gigantic item the failure of which will total them.
No offense, but you are trying to approach this logically as well as presuming good intentions in their narrative. Our “leaders” want to cripple our infrastructure, our economy, resilience, and energy independence. None of this requires facts, logic, or reason. Unless or Until we accept they have bad intentions, none of this will make any sense.
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