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Originally Posted by Weather Man
You're mad that that I pointed out an EV truck with a monster carbon bomb battery can tow 100 miles, needs charging at chargers not made for people towing. I'd be done too with those facts on my side. It will have awesome Green cred with the soccer moms!
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Mad? No, I'm not mad. Sad is what I am. Sad that people today are so desperate to cling to what they think is right that they chose to ignore solid evidence placed in front of them just to they can not have to admit they are wrong.
I will say something that will probably shock you. I will be the first one to say that EV's aren't for everyone. Not only that, but I believe that many people who could very easily drive an EV shouldn't drive one. In fact I have told people not to drive EV's even though I know their lifestyle could have easily supported them. Because they require thought and basic math. You can't simply operate them in the way you do an ICE, without zero f*cks given. Because you can't recharge the battery in 5 minutes on every corner. You have to have an early adopter, pioneer spirit to want to own one now.
But the fact is the math isn't hard and while the learning curve is steep, it's pretty short. And once you're past that, it's very easy to live with. But people don't want to.
The other reason that not everyone can live with an EV is genuinely because they don't fit every use case. As you said, if you tow a lot, long distance, than an EV is not for you. But you know what? That's not unique at all. A 9 passenger commercial van isn't right for me driving to and from work by myself. A Porsche Boxster isn't right for a family of 7. And even with trucks...a Ford Maverick isn't right for someone who pulls a 7,000 pound trailer every day likewise a F350 dually isn't right for someone who tows a 7,500 jetski trailer 10 times a summer.
Doesn't stop people from buying them though.
So instead of realizing there are shades of gray, you're so anti-EV you can't see any use case and use all the tired tropes that people bring out about EV's. Only one of which, the issue with charging timing and location, has any truth. Every other one is false or grossly overblown. Let's see, in this thread you've told me:
EV trucks can't tow anything significant. I send you videos of trucks towing a 10,000 pound trailer up and over a mountain pass.
EV's don't work in cold. That mountain pass was 36 degrees.
EV's only work in cold in Norway where they have used oil money to build infrastructure. That mountain pass was in the Rockies, where chargers are few and far between and done by 4 trucks (Lightning, Rivian, Silverado and Cybertruck) none of which broke down, was stranded, etc.
Batteries are "carbon bombs" as you call them....an EV emits total wheel to well greenhouse gases less than an ICE between 2-5 years on the road depending on use and how much energy comes from fossil fuels. And the average lifespan of a vehicle on the road is far, far beyond that.
It's a pain to have to charge often.....now you finally got to one that's truthful. But that's changing.
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Originally Posted by Weather Man
Generally speaking, EV owners who buy top of food chain expensive EV's don't like being reminded of the horrible quality, number of people in the Congo who died mining the Cobalt for it or that its fuel economy is the same as the power plant supplying the electrons minus transmission losses or the massive amount of carbon expended in mining the massive number of elements required to assemble said carbon bomb. Oh, and that it can't tow shit anywhere meaningful. Other than that, it's a great truck if you enjoy 3rd grade design brought to life.
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Let's see. Not all expensive EV's have horrible quality, just Tesla. The "children mining" thing is well recognized and already being phased out. Iron phosphate use no precious metals, are able to be charged to 100% and sit there and are cheaper. They are just heavier. Massive amount of carbon for the "carbon bomb" isn't any more significant than the mining for the raw materials in an ICE car. The power plant, even if fed by 100% by coal, is still more efficient well to wheel, it just extends the breakeven point.
I agree with you on the third grade design. The Cybertruck is ugly and stupid.
So yeah, I'm not mad. I'm genuinely sad when I see people so close minded because something is outside of their realm of understanding or comfort level or whatever. I get that you're mad at politicians for pushing this narrative but I don't care, because I know what they are asking for isn't possible from a technical standpoint. But I have the benefit of that knowledge because I've been involved in infrastructure development for over 25 years and have a solid working of EV's and the automotive industry in general and I can tell you that you don't need to say one thing negative. Even if every single person said "yes, we want EV's now" the infrastructure can't keep up and it will be a multi-generational shift to have a mass adoption to EV's. The market will sort itself out.
But in the meantime, by all means, keep repeating falsehoods to make yourself feel better about EV's.