Electric vehicles are superior in every way to ICE
This is false. Electric cars mean more electronics. More electronics mean it's a bigger piece of garbage, and more likely to have a shorter life.
Battery technology sucks. Lithium oxygen batteries look promising, but still way out there from mas production. Also, ever heard of a thing called "thermal runaway"? Look it up, it's scary as fuck. Lithium ion batteries are known to spontaneously combust. I sure as hell don't want that in my truck. On top of all that, how are we supposed to dispose of all this toxic technology? You can't just put this stuff in a landfill, it's very expressive to get rid of. Much like solar panels, the byproducts that are created in order to create this technology is extremely hazardous. Silicon tetrachloride is a byproduct of solar panels, one of the most toxic chemicals known to man.
All this electric stuff sounds good and looks good on paper, but even Elon musk admits that is everyone was driving electric cars and went home to plug them in at the end of the day, it would crash the grid. The infrastructure just isn't there.
Last but not least, duel exhaust just isn't as cool on electric cars.
This is false. Electric cars mean more electronics. More electronics mean it's a bigger piece of garbage, and more likely to have a shorter life.
Your statement is plainly false. Electric vehicles have fewer moving parts. Your emotional plea to the contrary is not fact.
I'm well versed in battery efforts at this time. You offer much hyperbole and not much more, while ignoring what I actually stated.
The fact remains, electric vehicles are superior to current vehicles in every way except for current generation battery technology.
Okay, I'll give you exhaust note. That said, not everyone agrees. It's subjective.
Not speculative at all. Tesla's recommended charger is the "turbo charger". It can charge your vehicle in about an hour and a half. It requires a 240v, 90amp breaker. Most homes in the US built before 1970 with out an electrical upgrade couldn't handle that. And even if every home had a 200amp service, the electrical grid and utility companies couldn't handle the load of a 5 o'clock rush hour of EV charging. Hell, utility companies have to regulate home air-conditioners with smart boxes to handle peak loads during prime time in the summer, and most air units are 240v 30amp.
Just because something has less moving parts, doesn't mean it's better. I did HVAC automation for many years. One thing we did was replace old, pneumatic/mechanical systems that had been in place for 50years, with new electric PLC controllers and electric actuators. While they are more energy efficient, they require much more maintenance than the old mechanical systems. The old system was able to be maintained by your average old general maintenance guy. These new systems required electricians and programers to maintain them.
Im sure you've seen a circuit board. So you'd know that there are probably more parts in your tablet than there are on a basic chevy 350 motor. One tiny little transistor, diode, capacitor, resistor, whatever goes bad, it quits working.
Sensors and and those kind of electronics... It's mind blowing how often a bad sensor with send an entire system into shutdown.
After working on these type of systems, it would be hard to convince me that EV's are going to superior to conventional engines.
Don't get me wrong, I think electric cars are cool. They do have superior torque and some other bad ass features. If you live in town, it would be justifiable. Otherwise it's a tough sell
The fact you wrote that while ignoring what I actually stated is amazing.
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