Dont get me started.
EVs are the biggest scam ever. It leaves you vulnerable when the grid goes down and it will. Just ask Californians during the summertime with rolling blackouts or the Texans during the 2021 winter storms and many many other examples. Oh and as the sun enters a solar maximum phase as it is the process of doing now and will reach in 2025, solar flares and CMEs play havoc and stress the grid further.
Oh did i mention the privacy related issues and intrusive nature of all the cameras and location sensors these cars are bristling with and the detailed info they send back to the company which is used by the govt and law enforcement. It also gives them a measure of control over the vehicle in some cases (which could be expanded) as well as a direct way to progressively TAX you since you no longer pay fuel tax to maintain the roads.
The aquisition and service costs when out of warranty plus the higher insurance costs more than out weigh the fuel savings. If a battery in the pack goes you will pay a pretty penny and if not can pretty much count on scrapping the vehicle.
Not to mention the touted enviornmental cost is also a total sham. Have you seen what it takes to make a battery pack? Also there is no way to recover/recycle the batteries so they should go into a special hazzardous waste disposal site because they leech heavy metals and other toxins but imstead mostly go into a standard landfill.
Oh and did I mention most of the rare elements like lithium used in the batteries are mined in other counties like Australia, Latin America, and our new frenemie China with other sources in the middle east. Does that sound like a recipe for energy independance to you or are we just switching the OPEC nations for others?
Claimed range is a sham also, topology i.e mountains and grades, temperature both high heat and extreme cold effect battery performance, as does other mechanical factors like low tire pessure can further reduce range. Also things you take for granted like climate control and safety i.e. a/c, heat, wipers, headlights etc all eat into range.
Also have you seen what lithium does when it gets wet or a battery pack ruptures...no thanks.
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