Clearly right now there are many more gas stations but there are lots of charging stations going in quickly.
The latter case is an exception and I don't think it is common, except on a higher mileage or older EV. Otherwise the warranty would cover this.
The first gas stations were super expensive, we are comparing tech in its infancy to fully developed and mature tech. If you run out of gas in the middle of a desert or far from a gas station, you are waiting the same as an EV. Sure, you can top off the fuel tank fairly quickly by bringing fuel, but it's not that much longer to get enough EV range to make it to a fast charger. Furthermore, can you gas up at home? You can literally put an EV charger anywhere there's a grid connection, but you can't say the same about fuel tanks. How is storing thousands of gallons of extremely volatile and toxic substances next to schools, hospitals, neighborhoods, etc. better than charging stations? What about all the human health costs associated with fossil fuels and their associated fumes and combustion products?
Europe has the equivalent size and capacity trucks, just usually only commercial vehicles. Somehow people in Asia, Europe, and Africa manage to tow campers, ATVs, etc. with vehicles with far less capability than 1/2 ton and larger pickups. Seems that just the Western hemisphere can't get by without them. Usually only farmers or contractors own any kind of pickup truck outside of the US/Canada.
Oh I know what you are referring to. And agree I was just saying there are plenty of us who really do need heavier trucks to make a living
I myself own a 06 Ram 3500 LWB 4x4 dually diesel, but I use it for farm stuff and (someone will cringe) a hunting rig. I could probably make due with an EV version of my truck, since I rarely leave the county with it. My original point is that the demographic that "needs" a 1/2 ton truck or larger for their hobbies only exists in the US and Canada. Everyone else in the world makes due with much less, unless of course that truck is used to make money/work. In Australia the El Camino never lost popularity and were commonly used by farmers, GM kept on making cars with beds for that market. Last time I paid attention to cars, some ten years ago now, they were still making the so called "Utes".
I just was able to find out that supercharger near me costs 35 cents a KWh. Home charging is 14 cents. 2.5 miles per kWh.
It was an article I came across in the Telegraph. Something about the cost of charging just surpassed what it would cost to gas up in a gas vehicle. I’m sure they have much higher electricity costs over there as well as taxes. That will happen here as well, you have to pay for road maintenance somehow as they receive less and less gas tax. We’ll also need a huge long overdue investment into our electric grid. Solar panels and windmills won’t be able to pull the load. Maybe Nuclear?
Without knowing how or what they are comparing it's hard to judge. It could very easily be manipulated be what vehicle the are filling with gas compared to the size of the battery being charged
The costs of operation of an EV vs an ICE vehicle, are not in the same ballpark. There are no oil changes, spark plugs, belts, timing changes, power steering hydraulics, transmission flushes, and repairs. The brakes may last the life of the car. Many states, including WA do add a hwy use tax for the EV, but the state offers incentives that balance that out for several years of ownership. Insurance is fairly normal. The resale value is good, and the vehicle is typically good on the original battery for 150k-200k miles. The cost of charging is significantly less than the cost of gasoline in WA state. If one only drives 10k miles a year, there's your 20 yr car. (PS: a 10 yr old computer is fine if it was a good one when purchased. That's what I am typing on right now.)
Sure. Do nothing. Do something. Electric will create just as much carbon.
.I doubt the batteries will last that long or be nearly as efficient. You may have a care free maintenance item that is essentially a doorstop in 15 years. Aren't alot of people that only drive 10k miles per year. Heck I know a guy that drive a thousand a week.
I've lived all over Europe, and have brought several German's and Frenchie's back here with me for work. The first thing every damn one of them has done is to go shopping for their first pickup truck, upon arrival.
How? Every step along the way running vehicles on electricity is more efficient. Even if the power is produced with coal. Which is getting les and less common.
If you don't trust the scientific studies that the world scientific community agrees on what do you trust?
So this is all just your opinion with no references, education, or anything? Have you performed life cycle analysis for ICE vs EV? I too want cleaner air, but I recognize that EVs are just a stepping stone.Sure. Do nothing. Do something. Electric will create just as much carbon.
And do we really care? There's a lot of science out there that seems to be geared toward motives. I personally would like the cleanest air possible so at a minimum that would be my interest. Can I get that if everyone sacrifices the cut over to electric cars and the headaches involved there?
Eventually we have to get there right? There is only so much we can take from the earth. Electric requires coal to be generated. What then? Nuclear of course. But will we run out of resources there or get sick or having glowing families due to leaks, or not want to risk having such targets run out infrastructure.
I have no answers. I don't trust many people anymore. I would like to get an ev and virtue signal.
You need to check your facts. In fact, the "per vehicle" average mileage is indeed trending toward 10k per year, or not far from it, even before COVID and work from home.
Bullcrap it's our god given right to drive around in the biggest most wasteful monster we can while we sit idling in bumper to bumper traffic!!
I’d do a hitch box before roof top.Bullcrap it's our god given right to drive around in the biggest most wasteful monster we can while we sit idling in bumper to bumper traffic!!
We have a sizable suv and every weekend I'm playing Tetris trying to pack it. During the week though it has one occupant. Total waste of space BUT it's safer being in this SUV than it is being in a tiny car when against a truck. This it is a daily driver for wife and not just a weekend adventure vehicle.
If they force people to downsize their vehicles I would consider a smaller vehicle with a roof topper storage.
An electric vehicle for one, or the idea that they are better for the environment.
