What They Don’t Tell You About Electric Vehicles

[Anonymous]

But, wouldn't adding weight reduce mileage in a gasoline car?

[Anonymous]

Video shows enormous line of Teslas waiting to charge in Louisiana.

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[Bricktop]

But, wouldn't adding weight reduce mileage in a gasoline car?

There is no free energy. Of course petrol powered vehicles use more fuel when load on the engine increases.



But battery drain is a different phenomenon than a fuel tank depleting. As I understand it, oil based fuels provide much more energy per unit than electricity, so they cope better with greater demand on their output. I believe that when batteries start to drain, they lose efficiency and so have to direct more of their power to keep the machine functioning. Petrol engines do not lose power as their petrol depletes. A car with half a tank of petrol continues to function normally. A half charged battery loses power.



Electric vehicles have another serious design flaw; by definition they must carry far more weight unloaded than petrol vehicles because of the batteries they carry.

[Anonymous]

But, wouldn't adding weight reduce mileage in a gasoline car?

There is no free energy. Of course petrol powered vehicles use more fuel when load on the engine increases.



But battery drain is a different phenomenon than a fuel tank depleting. As I understand it, oil based fuels provide much more energy per unit than electricity, so they cope better with greater demand on their output. I believe that when batteries start to drain, they lose efficiency and so have to direct more of their power to keep the machine functioning. Petrol engines do not lose power as their petrol depletes. A car with half a tank of petrol continues to function normally. A half charged battery loses power.



Electric vehicles have another serious design flaw; by definition they must carry far more weight unloaded than petrol vehicles because of the batteries they carry.

True.

[Zetsu]

Video shows enormous line of Teslas waiting to charge in Louisiana.

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[Anonymous]

It takes five minutes to fill my tank.....I couldn't imagine waiting hours to charge a car.

[Zetsu]

But, wouldn't adding weight reduce mileage in a gasoline car?

There is no free energy. Of course petrol powered vehicles use more fuel when load on the engine increases.



But battery drain is a different phenomenon than a fuel tank depleting. As I understand it, oil based fuels provide much more energy per unit than electricity, so they cope better with greater demand on their output. I believe that when batteries start to drain, they lose efficiency and so have to direct more of their power to keep the machine functioning. Petrol engines do not lose power as their petrol depletes. A car with half a tank of petrol continues to function normally. A half charged battery loses power.



Electric vehicles have another serious design flaw; by definition they must carry far more weight unloaded than petrol vehicles because of the batteries they carry.

The scary part of owning a Tesla model S or X is their batteries cost at least $50 grand but only last at most 10 years.  Pretty much every day the battery loses about $15 of it's value, after 10 years the car can't be resold and the battery isn't recyclable.

[Zetsu]

It takes five minutes to fill my tank.....I couldn't imagine waiting hours to charge a car.

It's pretty crazy how many bottle necks EVs have, and I almost fell for it too.  The energy might be cheap, but wasting hours every day just to charge up in order to get home would drive me insane.

[Anonymous]

It takes five minutes to fill my tank.....I couldn't imagine waiting hours to charge a car.

It's pretty crazy how many bottle necks EVs have, and I almost fell for it too.  The energy might be cheap, but wasting hours every day just to charge up in order to get home would drive me insane.

I remember when you were all hot and horny for ev's.

[Zetsu]

It takes five minutes to fill my tank.....I couldn't imagine waiting hours to charge a car.

It's pretty crazy how many bottle necks EVs have, and I almost fell for it too.  The energy might be cheap, but wasting hours every day just to charge up in order to get home would drive me insane.

I remember when you were all hot and horny for ev's.

I'm just so glad I got over my EV fever, lol, and it'll suck if I ever got all the houses around me burned to the ground all just for a EV.

[Bricktop]

Most power grids struggle to meet demand as it is.



Imagine if every vehicle on the road will need charging.

[Anonymous]

Most power grids struggle to meet demand as it is.



Imagine if every vehicle on the road will need charging.

And they want the electricity to come from wind and solar which can't produce anything close to what we need now.

[Anonymous]

Most power grids struggle to meet demand as it is.



Imagine if every vehicle on the road will need charging.

And they want the electricity to come from wind and solar which can't produce anything close to what we need now.

More demand for electricity and less ability to produce it.

[Anonymous]

Most power grids struggle to meet demand as it is.



Imagine if every vehicle on the road will need charging.

And they want the electricity to come from wind and solar which can't produce anything close to what we need now.

More demand for electricity and less ability to produce it.

Equals higher costs and reduced living standards.

[Anonymous]

Most power grids struggle to meet demand as it is.



Imagine if every vehicle on the road will need charging.

And they want the electricity to come from wind and solar which can't produce anything close to what we need now.

More demand for electricity and less ability to produce it.

Equals higher costs and reduced living standards.