Honestly I don't understand the idea of an EV. The battery replaces the gas tank but not the gas. There is nothing clean about the EV. The energy still has to be produced somewhere. And it's not the battery producing it. The battery is just a container for that energy. The production of the battery also needs a lot of resources and oil as well.
The range. I often drive more than 100 miles one way, and back the same day. Plus, I prefer driving a 2 seat sports car. The weight of the EV is anathema to fun driving. If I did a lot of in town driving and no more than 50 miles or so, I would have a Nissan Leaf. It's relatively cheap and has a lot of space.
The range. ROad trips are a nightmare in them. if you're a multi car family, it might make sense to have an electric and ICE vehicle; just one car has to be ICE.
I live in CO, we do stuffs. camping, mtb, ski. The cold and evs suck. Also I have 6 kids, can’t fit my family into an ev. I am not into fighting some Fing GUY for a charging tit.
Honestly I don't understand the idea of an EV. The battery replaces the gas tank but not the gas. There is nothing clean about the EV. The energy still has to be produced somewhere. And it's not the battery producing it. The battery is just a container for that energy. The production of the battery also needs a lot of resources and oil as well.
So no, I am not getting an EV anytime soon.
Go solar + Tesla power walls + EV charger, you’ll be set on a lower rate, and you can constantly fuel your EV from power from the sun.
Honestly I don't understand the idea of an EV. The battery replaces the gas tank but not the gas. There is nothing clean about the EV. The energy still has to be produced somewhere. And it's not the battery producing it. The battery is just a container for that energy. The production of the battery also needs a lot of resources and oil as well.
So no, I am not getting an EV anytime soon.
Go solar + Tesla power walls + EV charger, you’ll be set on a lower rate, and you can constantly fuel your EV from power from the sun.
Smart, self-sufficient.
Yeah....you might be self-sufficient, but you also have to have the capital to be able to do this AND have to want to stay in your house/car long enough to see the ROI....
My utility bill with AC running all summer is like $300/month (this includes water, trash, sewage, as well).
Tesla Solarwall itself is like $12k. Solar panels on roof is another, what $20k? So you're at $32k....
So I'll see my breakeven from all that vs my current setup in....10 years! Just in time to spend $12k on another Solarwall...and the cycle continues...
Honestly I don't understand the idea of an EV. The battery replaces the gas tank but not the gas. There is nothing clean about the EV. The energy still has to be produced somewhere. And it's not the battery producing it. The battery is just a container for that energy. The production of the battery also needs a lot of resources and oil as well.
So no, I am not getting an EV anytime soon.
I honestly don't understand the arrogance that goes into writing something like this. You don't understand it... so you assume, apparently without taking 5 minutes to learn or think about the issue, that there's nothing to understand, and that everyone who uses or advocates for EVs is just confused?
Yes, EVs need energy from somewhere. We all understand that. We also have data about the cost and efficiency of different ways of producing energy, and burning gasoline in a car-sized combustion engine is not a particularly good one. The whole point of an EV is that it gives you access to energy produced in other ways.
For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
Worst vehicle on earth. Was thinking about buying one, so decided to rent one and do a long road trip- San Diego to Dallas. Had to stop about every 2-2.5 hours to recharge. Each charging station would vary in the time needed to get back to 100%. One took 35 minutes- one took almost 2 hours. That was after I had waited for the person already there charging in front of me. Completely ridiculous. And what is it doing? Electricity still needs fossil fuels, and I read later that disposing of the battery later is an environmental hazard in and of itself. I’ll give it another 10 years and try again. Back to gas for me.
For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
Worst vehicle on earth. Was thinking about buying one, so decided to rent one and do a long road trip- San Diego to Dallas. Had to stop about every 2-2.5 hours to recharge. Each charging station would vary in the time needed to get back to 100%. One took 35 minutes- one took almost 2 hours. That was after I had waited for the person already there charging in front of me. Completely ridiculous. And what is it doing? Electricity still needs fossil fuels, and I read later that disposing of the battery later is an environmental hazard in and of itself. I’ll give it another 10 years and try again. Back to gas for me.
On that route, much of the energy was generated by Solar.
For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
Price, cost of repairs, how long it takes to charge and access to charging, cost to charge isn’t cheap enough. Battery just as polluting as coal burning
For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
I don't care about range. How often does someone drive more than 100 miles at a time.
I want a full - 7 passenger eSUV. And it must be assembled in the US. It doesn't exist. I may by the Kia EV9 when it comes out but I really wish they'd approve the rotating/swivel seats.
I live in CO, we do stuffs. camping, mtb, ski. The cold and evs suck. Also I have 6 kids, can’t fit my family into an ev. I am not into fighting some Fing GUY for a charging tit.
For those looking at cars and not considering an EV. What is stopping you?
Price? Range? Lack of charging stations?
Worst vehicle on earth. Was thinking about buying one, so decided to rent one and do a long road trip- San Diego to Dallas. Had to stop about every 2-2.5 hours to recharge. Each charging station would vary in the time needed to get back to 100%. One took 35 minutes- one took almost 2 hours. That was after I had waited for the person already there charging in front of me. Completely ridiculous. And what is it doing? Electricity still needs fossil fuels, and I read later that disposing of the battery later is an environmental hazard in and of itself. I’ll give it another 10 years and try again. Back to gas for me.
That seems like the worst possible scenario to use an EV. Also how fast are you driving to only get 2 hours on a charge? Even the lower end vehicles get well over 200 miles per charge.
EVs make a ton of sense for daily commutes. Long distance vacations maybe not, but that’s not how ppl are driving their cars most of the time.
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