EV's, Reliable Power, et al

[Oerdin]

Not only does fold weather reduce your battery's range but hot weather can cause the battery to complete fail.  



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This shit isn't ready for prime time.

[Oerdin]

Talk about disconnected from reality.  The headline claims great deals are available on EVs but look I to the details and it is a $1800 per month payment for a lease.  You don't even own the thing after payments like that?



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[Oerdin]

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EVs are not cleaner.

[Oerdin]

The first 2-3 minutes are good and on topic.

[Herman]

The first 2-3 minutes are good and on topic.

[Oerdin]

At $60,000 with just a 100 mile battery while towing?  300 without towing in the best case scenario.  Not remotely worth it.

[Oerdin]

Rivians electric trucks have their tires wear out in just 6k miles because the battery packs are so damn heavy.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/rivians-tires-are-wearing-out-in-as-little-as-6000-miles-heres-why

[Oerdin]

https://youtube.com/shorts/bPjc1ZhqVAA?feature=share

[DKG]

Rivians electric trucks have their tires wear out in just 6k miles because the battery packs are so damn heavy.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/rivians-tires-are-wearing-out-in-as-little-as-6000-miles-heres-why

That makes sense.

[Biggie Smiles]

I was just reading an article where some guy had to ditch his 115,000.00 ford EV pickup

and having to invest another 26,000 to have the electric in his house and show upgraded to support the chargers? just so that he can go 215 miles after a 2 hour wait time charge up? Hoping he'll find more charging stations along the way?

oh hell nah.

[DKG]

I was just reading an article where some guy had to ditch his 115,000.00 ford EV pickup

and having to invest another 26,000 to have the electric in his house and show upgraded to support the chargers? just so that he can go 215 miles after a 2 hour wait time charge up? Hoping he'll find more charging stations along the way?

oh hell nah.

As it it stands now, ev's are merely an expensive virtue signalling indulgence of the affluent.

[Biggie Smiles]

As it it stands now, ev's are merely an expensive virtue signalling indulgence of the affluent.

And they look at average citizens tethering the lines of poverty with contempt because they don't run out and purchase one

Rodents. - they make Maria Antoinette look like mother Theresa

[Lokmar]

The best thing they could have done for cleaner auto emissions would be to remove all catalytic converters and supplement gasoline with hydrogen. It produces extremely clean exhaust emissions which have zero need for catalysts. 

[Oerdin]

I was watching a YouTube video about the glut of electric trucks which are not selling.  Ford has around a 300 day supply of electric trucks which no one wants because they cost $100,000 and only go 100 miles when towing.

[DKG]

I was watching a YouTube video about the glut of electric trucks which are not selling.  Ford has around a 300 day supply of electric trucks which no one wants because they cost $100,000 and only go 100 miles when towing.

EV's make more sense for small, light vehicles. Even then don't run the ac or heat all the time and risk draining the battery.