The Politics of Electric Vehicles

[chasfh]

19 hours ago, apabruce said:

If charging wern't an issue, would you buy an electric car?  My wife and I are retired, and haven't driven farther than 100 miles from our house for many years.  For us, th edecision was "yes."

We charge in our garage overnight, or even less often.  Her car has 250 minles or range and mine has 300.  I can't tell the difference in my electric bill.  Meanwhile, I have no fuel injection, no muffler, no cooling system, transmission, and probably several other things I don't know about.  I have gained a heat pump, but now I have my car producing hot or cool air by the time I get to the end of my driveway.

My wife and I like to take long driving trips, plus we both have family 300+ miles out of town. But you’ve got me thinking about a potential second all-electric car. We downsized to a single car that’s a hybrid, so maybe if/when we decide on a second car, we go all electric.

[oblong]

Working from home my second car could definitely be electric.  The longest I drive it is a 160 mile round trip from flint from time to time. 

[romad1]

 

[Jim Cowan]

28 minutes ago, romad1 said:

 

That's a shame, I always like it when he arrives in a private jet to admonish everyone about the environment.

[Tigeraholic1]

 

 

[romad1]

1 hour ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

 

 

Right after it delivers Ukraine to Russia?

[Jim Cowan]

That's funny, that Tesla is "starting production" today, and could deliver anything, to anybody, on December 1.  If they started today I don't think that they could deliver a peanut butter sandwich on December 1.

[Motown Bombers]

Full self driving by Tesla was one year away. That was 2016. The Cybertruck was suppose to be on the road by. People paid for Roadsters back in like 2017 and still haven't received them. Elon Musk is a charlatan and grifter.

[Motown Bombers]