[Army Air Corps]

Let’s see it survive a West Texas hail storm.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Let’s see those door panels survive a visit to a Walmart parking lot.

[nascarnation]

So you’re saying “paintless dent removal” might not work on solar panels...

[Bubba_Leroy]

Let’s see it survive a West Texas hail storm.

Plus you would need to wash the dust off at least once a day.

I live less than a mile from my office and drive an average of less than 5K miles per year. Most of that is from occasional trips out of town. Most of those out of town trips are 300 miles or more through rural Texas.

I looked into getting an EV for driving short trips around town (never going far enough that I couldn't charge at home every night), but even with the government subsidies I could not justify the cost. I can drive a full sized truck or SUV in air conditioned comfort wherever I want to go and even with Brandon's $5 per gallon gas it costs me less than an EV would cost.

Plus, with regular maintenance, I can drive a truck or SUV for 20 years or more (my current truck is over 10 years old, I drove my last truck for over 20 years). Most EV batteries only last 5 years before they have to be replaced and the cost of replacing an EV battery (if you can find one) is more than the EV is worth.