No problem, already know.
I have no burning desire to buy one.
It’s only a matter of time before your home owners insurance goes up to cover risk of fire.
“why it’s not quite the time to buy an electric car”
As far as I’m concerned it’ll NEVER be time to buy one......as a matter of fact, I wouldn’t have one if it was given to me.
EVs haven’t got one damned thing to do with “saving the planet”.
Nonsense, great time to to acquire an EV car. Fire “sales” all over the streets, highways, byways and home garages.
Electric Car the government created disaster
Too big of a uncontrollable fire risk. My risk levels are already at their max with lithium tool batteries.
The EV market has been a huge scam since the beginning. The EV vs ICE issue was settled in the early 1920’s.
Because they are economically unfeasible pieces of crap. I love my Hemi Ram pickup. I can drive 500 miles and fill it up in 5 minutes. Try that with an electric Ford Lightning.
The test version of the F-150 Lightning has an EPA-rated range of 300 miles — but that didn’t quite measure up to AAA testing. With no payload, AAA found the driving range to be 278 miles (7.3 percent less). With 1,400 pounds of sandbags added, the group found the range to be 210 miles, a 24.5 percent reduction compared to the unloaded test condition and a 30.0 percent reduction compared to the EPA estimate. Note: The above numbers do not factor in air conditioning in summer and heating in winter and the fact battery efficiency goes down greatly in severe cold weather. It is an economically unfeasible piece of crap. I would spend about 3 hours of time charging a Ford Lightning on a 500 mile trip if I can find a high output charging station on the road. Did I mention it is an “economically unfeasible piece of crap?”
Oddly an electric vehicle is okay for short commutes into town for work or shopping and recharge that night. However, without the federal subsidy they become economically unfeasible pieces of crap.
A Hybrid Diesel Electric Semi, on the other hand, can make a great deal of sense.
Hybrid Diesel Electric Trucks and conversions by Truckers, for Truckers.
Meet “Topsy”:
https://www.overdriveonline.com/overdrive-extra/article/15637084/meet-topsy-edison-motors-dieselelectric-vocational-prototype
With Sandy Munro:
https://youtu.be/VR6Az1wfTI8?si=HYDcUyspxKObjohx
Detailed Tour:
https://youtu.be/an6e2Lh9u58?si=gZUvZ7yykapnkmPn
First Load (a Sherman Tank, putting the gross vehicle weight over 100,700 lbs):
https://youtu.be/KGN7rjZGjMQ?si=N0kibfRlUZ9zWWOK
(Note: the Canadian (and later on, the American...) trucker Resistance and
convoys were, and are, absolutely critical to the liberties we are still hanging
on to, so far.)
~Easy
30 Gs plus to replace a battery. Limited miles on a charge. No charging stations etc. It is a pig in a poke, a liberal fiasco.
Technology just isn’t there yet.
Politics of Democrats pushed this crap on everyone.
Realistically electric motors are far better for transportation.
But batteries aren’t there yet.
Examples of success
a Diesel electric locomotive,
Nuke electric ship(USS Gerald Ford)
Virgina class submarines,
et al
are fantastical efficient.
Batteries just aren’t there yet.
I’m not sure they will ever be useful other than small scale power sources.
I don’t consider a personal vehicle small scale.
EVs are a super-expensive, unworkable SCAM, promoted by fanatics!!!
#1 - The government is telling me to do it and it is safe and effective.
Never, for the same reason I will never buy an Apple product.
Why You Should NOT Buy an Electric Car!
They won’t give you a free fire suite or money back.
Hell you’d be better off with a Pinto.
4 gallons of gas have more energy the the entire battery pack of the electric Ford F-150
4 gallons of gas!
Where cobalt for electric batteries come from.
Joe Rogan has a guest on and shows video.
The batteries cost is very high in human life.
15,000 people working by hand digging for cobalt in one mining pit... <-—!!!
https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1729917081255067832