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To: DallasBiff
"...it’s taking a while, even for established carmakers to work through those growing pains.”

It's a lot different than the period from 1900 to 1940 when the industry was brand new and there was little mass manufacturing base experience to draw upon. The speed of resolution of problems and technical advances in that period was incredible. And all without computers, CAD, CAM, 3D printed parts, ERP systems, and electronic communications, too.

How many decades will it take them to fix all the EV problems? Why isn't the experience of 120 years of auto manufacturing resolving all these problems quickly?

How will they fix the repair problem when a small crash damages your battery plant and makes it fire-prone?

How will they fix the problem of a small crash causing your insurance company to declare your car totaled?

How will they resolve the sky-high insurance premium problem? We all know the answer to that last one: the government will mandate that insurance rates for EVs must be the same as for ICE cars. Or the government will socialize that insurance premium problem and make all of us pay for it. Who cares about moral hazard? So even if you never buy an EV, you will be paying subsidies for their purchase, insurance premiums and recycling.

9 posted on 11/29/2023 11:20:13 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

HOW MANY EXISTING PARKING GARAGES CANNOT HANDLE ALL THE EXTRA WEIGHT?


21 posted on 11/29/2023 1:40:58 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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