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Electric cars never made any sense. They are a novelty, subsidized by the government at taxpayers' expense. They are inconvenient in numerous ways, any one of which would be a deal-breaker. Limited cruising range. Long charging cycles. Limited number of charging stations. Inability to function in extreme cold weather. Inability to tow heavy loads (the range drops to nothing when you try to tow with an electric car or truck). Expensive batteries that need to be replaced frequently. Battery fires. No sane person would subject himself to this nonsense, unless brainwashed by the media into thinking electric cars are trendy and stylish.

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They make some sense for those with money to throw away, not so much as anything practical.

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They'll need to rethink the whole thing for the UK as most of our housing stock does not have a driveway, unlike most of America, so charging is a PITA if not basically impossible

When they get cars that can drive off overnight to charge themselves up somewhere local, and automate all that, then we'd be getting somewhere. Right now they can't even standardise on one type of charging cable...

In practice this is going to turn into rich people having electric cars and poor people having to rely on shitty nigger infested public transport. In time you are going to see these charge stations and EV's being vandalised in protest

Even electric scooters are banned in the UK, it's all just a shit-show of jobsworth ineptitude.

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I'm considering buying an all electric car as a 2nd vehicle because it's very possible the gasoline infrastructure could collapse. I cannot make gasoline, but I can generate electricity from the sun.

Consider the destruction going on now. Already the power grid has been taken off line. Various refineries have gone down at one point or another. Workers have been told to stay home. Just take these into consideration. Granted, electric cars suck. But relying on an intricate infrastructure to supply gasoline could suck worse.

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I cannot make gasoline, but I can generate electricity from the sun.

LOL. Thanks for the laugh of the day. Have you ever looked into how long it takes solar panels to recharge an electric vehicle? Take a look, and you will be laughing as well.

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When the grid is down and gas stations aren't pumping, the sun is the only viable option.

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Something like 50 solar panels it seems? which is about five times the number of most domestic installations.

But long term, having an EV off grid is going to be useful, I only use a car once a week anyway

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About 8 hours for 250 miles range