“...the dirty little secret about electric They are not “long distance” cars. Yet.”
Don’t forget about HEAT.
Up here in cold country, the “waste heat” from a gas engine does a nice job keeping you toasty in stop & go rush-hour traffic - when the temp is -20°F.
Electric cars? using HEAT =less available drive time/distance.
(imagine the stress of being stuck in traffic with a low battery - and the temp is sub-zero...)
(imagine the stress of being stuck in traffic with a low battery - and the temp is sub-zero...)\
Again dont confuse libos with truth and facts.
Oh they’re coming after me now!
MAGA!
Yeah, I was also thinking about the range at freezing temperatures. It cuts down battery output quite a bit.
I used to race RC cars back in the 70’s, when electric cars replaced gas cars. They are tremendously trouble free, quiet, clean and reliable compared to gas. I would love to see that benefit in “real” cars. However, I’m not an idiot. I know that scale changes the challenges. Electric cars have reached a point where they are a nice niche product for urban dwellers. Their biggest advantage is the ability to convert braking energy back to power, rather than scrubbing it all off as heat. But for anything that can’t be done almost as well with a golf cart with an enclosed interior, they are not ready for prime time.
Teslas are cool. They have a lot of torque, but they are strictly a “run around town” type of car. And if you can afford one, it’s really great for that - because you also have the Mercedes for the longer range stuff.
>> Electric cars? using HEAT =less available
>> drive time/distance.
That is true. However, in all gasoline vehicles, if it’s not winter, which is the case in the vast majority of times and places, then “waste heat” is just plain WASTE. Most people never even think about that.
Not to mention the deleterious effects heat has on drivetrain components.