His response always is more details, very simple people ( most people) will not be able to plug in all night to keep the batteries warm. Also where does he think all this electricity is going to come from at night? This is part of the elitist part of the EV world. Just like masks see I am better than you I care.
There is no real average, why do you try to put everyone in the same basket. Now that I am retired we take 2-3 thousand mile trips every few weeks. Driving across the US is fantastic and this is what freedom looks like.
My friend has one, it’s a scary car it’s so fast. But he still loves his ICE. mustang for the vrooom factor.
That happens but in a rental vehicle.
Yes, as I mentioned I think we could indeed probably figure out how to make an EV work for the commute purposes of why we have the smaller ICE. However, that would result in significant loss of flexibility for some of the other uses we also periodically enjoy for that ICE. Overall, an EV is not in the cards for us. Our situation is not meant to imply EVs won't/don't work for others. If we are lucky, factors will have significantly evolved several years from now when our smaller ICE needs to be replaced.
If vrooom is what folks are looking for, maybe the upcoming EV Charger would be interesting. Not for me, but apparently lots of folks are watching the space closely to see what finally comes out for it.
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Ha! SCARY was a HS friend who'd shoe horned a built up 426 Hemi into his mid sixties slant six "Cuda" wannabe. He finally got that thing geared to bury the 120 speedo straight down. No clue how fast. Still into low 11s at the strip. NO head rests! lol. Possibly THE most scared i'd ever sweated in a vehicle was when his cheap used non-speed rated bias front tires got into "the death shake". Where deformation doesn't recover by next revolution! His mitigation? Slow down till it smoothed out and re-try... !!! Threatened physical violence if he didn't let me out NOW! He slowed down to sane and soon got some speed rated tires on the phreeking thing. Never rode with him again. He passed of stomach cancer a few years later. ug.
Competitive fast speeds and endurance, like an EV 24 Hours of Le Mans?
YES! SOooo much we take for granted originated on the track. 24 hrs would certainly provide opportunity to develop swappable batt config, at least. lol Might make for much faster fuel pits than liquid fuel?
I say voooorooom let’s do it, lots of batteries booze and guys……..what could go wrong? LMAO
It's been years since I've been to Sebring but it's close enough for us so count me in
I'm game! At least a couple gals i know are chomping ready also! Booze hasta remain spectator only tho. Something about handling 800+V batteries might not prove any more booze friendly than 200+mph? lol
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A strong link in a weak chain is still weak. There is a great article in the Wall Street Journal why this is all going to come crashing down, because it is not financially sustainable.Invest in Canada! End to end battery supply in the EV industry.
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Electric vehicles (EVs) are paving the way to green mobility, offering consumers a zero-emission solution to transportation. Accelerating this roadmap is Canada – the only country in the Western Hemisphere to offer an end-to-end supply chain for battery-powered EVs.
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I don't see that as being feasible given that the sun only shines for half the day
. Where the solar panels come into play is for charging purposes such as using them to charge batteries at a setup at home that then could be converted back to charging your EV. Also there is the use of solar panels commercially by the suppliers of your electric power to store energy from the sun and provide it to you emission free.
