In like 2013 I thought EVs were flaccid
Then partook in some nice EV karting for fun. And holy shit. Not only was it torquey and fast, but it also didn’t make you smell like shit, put out a bunch of fumes, and was QUIET. I could hear the tires squeal and chirp and roll, it was amazing.
And then after our race, it was just,… plug them in. That was it.
And the torque was CONSTANT and linear… it’s very hard to understand or describe without just doing it. Like from a stop to you hit the software top speed, you have max torque the entire time, immediately, whenever you want it.
Totally changed my views and values on EVs forever.
I will change my mind when I see a 25 years old EV running and doing work just like my Silverado does.
No.
Ev is superior to ice in most ways.
While it doesn’t fit everyone’s life, it will fit most people’s and in a way that is a genuine improvement.
Not having to stop for gas is the biggest benefit I did not expect to have.
The only real downside was the need to charge on road trips, but my car charges in 18 minutes so it really isnt a problem anymore. My stops are usually longer than 18 minutes anyways.
Yeah, EVs are really cool!
I didn’t want to express an anti-EV sentiment, I just hate this commanding kind of headline. “Watch these…”, “Do that…”, “You must…” - shut the fuck up.
Oh, based, in that case. Fucking same
i think the only downside it can really travel long distances like with ice vehicles.
You can very much travel long distance with EV. With current batteries and charger you need a 15-20 min break every two hours which is what people should do anyway.
For the 1% that are actually able to drive non-stop for more than 5 hours, its a downside. Anyone that normally travel with someone with less than perfect bladder control will find that extra stops for charging will not be necessary.
There are many more downsides. Range drops in cold weather, and in very cold weather chargers don’t work. In perfect weather, 1 in 4 public chargers don’t work. Then there is the issue with reliability as EVs are full of pointless gadgetry designed to try and justify the cost. I doubt these vehicles will be on roads after ten years.
In practical terms, again for most people, these are non issues. Why do i care about the range being lower in winter when the battery is charged at home and i dont drive more than 400km in a day?
There are fewer moving parts in an EV than there are in icev
And those gadgets are in almost all modern cars, ev or not.
One of them changed their mind, not bad
