I fail to see reason for the hostility many folks calling themselves conservative have to EV’s.
If there is a market seems to me there should be no problem...personally I think the torque/weight ratio is going to make those suckers very very fast with a few modifications..
Cant wait to get mt hands on a used EV.
IIRC, you’ll get a big shock when you have to replace all those batteries. Some people who have hybrids have already found that out to their chagrin. When the price comes WAY down and the range goes WAY up I’ll research them again. BTW, speaking of “alternative energy” vehicles, have you seen the Honda Civic Natural Gas?
http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-natural-gas/
Hostility towards the "concept" of an EV? No! Hostility towards those who have been touting EV's as a present day replacement for the internal combustion engine? Absolutely. Perhaps, and I stress perhaps, one day EV's will evolve into a viable mode of transportation. At the present time it is a local commuter, period. And, I mean local. My commute to work is two+ hours one way. An EV is worthless to me. Then there's the battery disposal and replacement problem. The batteries are not cheap, and neither is proper disposal. Additionally, those who make the false claim that EV's are a eco-friendly vehicle need to have the taste slapped out of their mouth. Where does the electricity come from that these vehicles require to be recharged with? It ain't from clean energy (whatever that means). EV's are purely a STATUS symbol. LOOK AT ME I HAVE A PRIUS; TESLA; whatever! I'll stick with my internal combustion vehicle which can take me up to 500 miles on a single tank of fuel, thank you. And, do so with very little in the way of emissions, too.
At this point they are just mostly wealthy people's toys - that I get to help pay for... A bit like solar power. The well to do can dabble with solar power while the rest of us get to subsidize their feel good hobby. Without government intervention the economics of solar rarely makes any sense.
Regarding EV’s they are not ready for prime time - yet - but I do believe it's only a matter of time before they are. That it will be a bit like the CRT monitor/TV. When EV’s are truly better performers and cost less there will be a sudden and dramatic shift - and it will be the new normal.
“I fail to see reason for the hostility many folks calling themselves conservative have to EV’s.”
I don’t think the hostility is towards EV’s, at least by me it’s not. My hostility is towards those who write laws and policies giving buyers of these vehicles large subsidies and tax credits. And, conversely, don’t require these vehicles to pay their fair share of road taxes as they currently zero road taxes. So, the good old tax payer, the few of us there are remaining, are paying a hefty tab to prop up these EV’s. I’m ok with these cars if they can successfully compete on their own merit in the market place. But, not ok if I have to pay hefty taxes and subsidies for them to exist. So,hope you now “see the reason”. :)