Posted on 11/29/2021 11:52:09 AM PST by bitt
Fifty percent (50%) of voters say that until the US has the ability to produce the required batteries, we should slow down the transition to electric vehicles.
That's according to the latest Scott Rasmussen national survey, which also found that 16% of Americans believe the US should never transition to electric vehicles.
Only 26% of voters believe the U.S. should transition to electric vehicles as quickly as possible.
China is the world’s largest producer of batteries needed for electric vehicles, and 66% of US voters are worried that the US may become dependent upon China for these batteries.
Twenty-six percent (26%) say they are not worried and 9% say they are not sure.
The poll numbers seem to be consistent with Americans' ever-increasing views that China poses a threat to the US.
Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters say "yes," China is a serious threat to US, 17% say "no," and 20% say they are uncertain.
The poll also found that 73% US voters believe the Chinese government covered up its role in the release of Covid-19.
For more Scott Rasmussen poll results click here.
we don need no steenkin polls...
IT’S A NO! MAGA NO!
The first thing they need to do is install charging stations all over the usa, thousands of them! Maybe millions! We need the same numer as the present gas stations.
I’m not gonna buy a car I can’t “recharge” in the same time or less that it takes me now to fill a gas tank with conventional fuel.....and that’s just one of probly a dozen reasons.
Lack of range is another biggie
Until charging only takes as long as pumping a tank of gas, and charging stations become as ubiquitous as gas stations, there can’t be widespread adoption.
I see nearly as many Teslas on the road around Boston as any other car. Once you get out of the immediate vicinity of the city, they rapidly stop being tenable at present.
If electric battery powered cars are so great, why does the federal government and some states give a taxpayer funded “rebate” to the buyers of one of these vehicles? The incentive to buy money ranges from $7,500 to $12,000.
The vehicles should sell on their own merits, not a bribe from government.
Why should it matter what other people think?
I’ll buy one, or not, when it suits me.
Price can’t be too high, and its got to be able to go a long distance without a recharge. And I’m not paying milage tax or more for electricity.
IF there are no more power generation locations,those charging stations will become a monument to colossal failures.
Sorta like a Stonghenge crawling all across the USA.
Get their names, we'll put 'em in a "Reeducation" Camp.
I think the availability of lithium for batteries and the capacity of the electrical grid will “put the brakes” on conversion to electric regardless of what the people want.
When a refrigerated truck full of vaccines is stranded on the road due to not enough battery power——Millions might get the message.
They need to remember why the IDITAROD DOG SLED race is run every year
The answer to your question is climate change, CO2 is bad, oil is bad, settled science, Paris Accords, UN, electricity costs nothing and is made by magic, if we don't act now the world will die by 2000 or at least 2010, um, did I say climate change???
Can’t Biden simply mandate them?
1. Getting enough electric generating capacity for charging stations located at convenient places.
2. Standardizing connectors for DC charging.
3. Make sure the charging network is actually reliable in terms of hardware.
People need to stop buying electric cars if they don’t actually like them. We went looking for a gasoline powered vehicle & bought one.
Don’t forget stations in parking lots.
I think many people don’t mind EV’s as an option, but just don’t want them jammed down our throats. My BIL has an electric golf cart, it’s awesome. For it’s purpose, it’s perfect. And that’s the point. It’s an option and a great one for that purpose. For my truck though, going backcountry cutting and hauling firewood, I don’t think an EV is a very good option. Especially where I live in ND, the closest charging station is an hour and a half south of me in Bismarck. I’d have to install a home charging station and accept I have a very limited range. No thanks.
Another issue, power outages in Hurricane country can last weeks.
I do not think the United States should transition to electric
as soon as possible. As technology improves, let the market-
place dictate how fast the transition happens, or doesn’t.
I personally believe that battery technology is going to
improve to the place that people will desire to have an
electric vehicle. If that doesn’t happen, then let the
transition fall flat.
I currently have a little SUV hybrid. I also have a used
BMW i3s Rex.
I’ve had my hybrid since 2006. It still runs like a champ.
The range is about 275 to 400 miles.
My i3s is also a very good car. The range is about 125 miles.
That sounds like it’s very inadequate. Truth is, about 90%
of my driving is 50 miles or less. For longer than 100
mile trips, I used the hybrid. If a trip is 100 miles, I
use the i3s and fuel up near my destination. It takes 20-30
minutes to get me back to 100 miles.
Out here in Los Angeles, I want to have alternatives if gas
becomes problematic to obtain, or the price just lifts off
toward the moon.
I remember the 70s, and Carter’s gas shortages and price
surges. Those long lines were terrible. The prices today
are becoming terrible.
I’m driving 1,628 miles home in two weeks. Pulling a mid-size cargo trailer. The 2½ day trip would take a week to ten days in an electric vehicle.
No Thanks!
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