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To: rellic
The elephant in the room is, Battery technology just isn’t “There” yet.

Yes and no. I agree with you that the Dims are wrong in saying that EV's are a full replacement for gas cars in all situations and on all trips in all climates, etc.

But I disagree because I believe that there are some use cases for an EV to be practical even in a free market with no govt incentives or mandates. They're certainly not for everyone. And even though my wife and I do most of our driving in our EV to get tons of gas savings, we still like having a gas pickup for pickup chores and for the times an EV won't do.

But I wouldn't get an EV as an only car, or if I couldn't set up home charging, or if I didn't drive enough home charged miles to get enough gas savings to be worth it.

At https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4306603/posts?page=43#43 I answered another FReeper's questions with more details on the pro's and con's of EV and/or solar.

17 posted on 03/25/2025 2:09:51 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

“I believe that there are some use cases for an EV to be practical even in a free market with no govt incentives or mandates.”


You are 100% right... for golf carts.


40 posted on 03/25/2025 4:10:23 PM PDT by miniTAX
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