I have nothing against the concept of electric cars. I like them, in the same way and for the same reasons jet engines supplanted reciprocating engines in aviation. Fewer parts to fail, better reliability, more power. That is all good.
What I have a major issue with in 2022 is being forced to buy an electric car. Especially when the range is going to be about 200-300 miles MAXIMUM unless you pay out the nose to get one that can go 400 miles.
I want to drive to Florida. Or Nebraska. Or California. Or wherever I want, without having to have a stopover for four hours or find a charging station.
Sure. Batteries will get better, last longer, charge quicker, be cheaper, all those things. Not even mentioning the power grid, availability of charging stations or even the ability to pump enough electric power into the grid. Liberals and starry eyed people thing electricity comes from that funny looking receptacle on the wall. Often the same kind of people who thinks a steak is born in a Styrofoam tray. That is why we can joke about Leftists who drive coal or nuclear powered cars.
So, sure. Someday.
If someone wants to buy an electric car as a toy, a fun performance thing, a short commuter car, fine.
But it is stupidity and insanity of the highest order to suggest the internal combustion engine is obsolete and we should go all in on electric cars right now.
Not necessarily. The limitations on batteries and charging times are in the fundamental nature of physics (the laws of thermodynamics) that no law or arbitrary CAFE standard can change.
But it is stupidity and insanity of the highest order to suggest the internal combustion engine is obsolete and we should go all in on electric cars right now.
Agree wholeheartedly with this