Ford F-150 EV (2022)
Posted on 01/28/2021 2:17:00 PM PST by deport
The electric cars I’m excited to drive? Ever? Zero.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/cars/g34452328/future-electric-cars/
Oh I don’t know, RC cars are kinda entertaining. For a bit.
I want one that will go 400 miles on a charge and recharge in 15 minutes while I take a pee and buy a soft drink.
If EVs are so exciting and desirable, why are they subsidized by taxpayer money and being mandated by the government while the government is working to regulate and ban the EV competition?
I agree, but I don’t have to worry as I’ll still have
petro vehicles in my driving lifetime.
The electric dragsters are fun. 0-100 in 2 seconds.
Electric gold karts and “exciting” are a very humorous combo.
Though, the virtue signal cultists may get a tinkle down their leg.
Just need a 1.21 gigawatt Mr. Fusion on every car.
Look out 1955!!!
Yes, I look forward to bankrupting myself having to buy more expensive cars more frequently because their battery doesn’t last as long as a combustion engine and the battery is the most expensive part of the car.
“I want one that will go 400 miles on a charge and recharge in 15 minutes while I take a pee and buy a soft drink.”
Assuming there is enough electricity to charge it and it is priced reasonably, I am all in for that car. But as it is, electric cars are virtue signals for rich people.
Many of these EVs are not being produced now, just a promise that they’ll be made years from now. And in small numbers, if at all. All promise to be Tesla killers, but promises mean nothing because Tesla will be stronger and better in the few years before these other promised models are even sold. Only a couple can give Tesla a run for the money, perhaps Lucid, VW and Nissan (their Ariya competes with Model Y).
Ford F-150 EV (2022)
Yep. Same here. If it can’t go as fast, as far and cost isn’t competitive I don’t want to hear about it.
And I’m still waiting to see a study on environmental impact of the manufacture and disposal of the batteries. From what little I know its WAY worse than a gas powered car over same lifetime. You’d think the tree huggers would be all over that.
And speaking of tree huggers, something they can’t wrap their heads around is where the other end of that charger cord is plugged in.
My buddy’s step daughter bought a used Prius. I got sick hearing about how green it was and how little it cost to drive. Then, one day a light came on the dash. She figured she would look it up when she got home. Nope. Car stopped and wouldn’t drive another foot. Turns out the battery had died. So, how much was a new battery? I forget the exact cost now, but it was more than the car was worth WITH the new battery. She tried to trade it for a newer car. No takers. The dealers told her it was worthless. Haven’t heard a word about greenness since.
Reputable estimates are that EVs will only have 25 percent of the vehicle market by 2035 or so. Petro vehicles will still have 75 percent of the market, and will be around long after we die.
Since EVs will be primarily charged at home the availability of power would be controlled by government utility monopoly.
No thanks.
They’ll last until hydrogen powered cars take over.
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