Who really benefits from the push to EVs?
What happens to the batteries?
What are the effects of mining for the battery materials?
Auto emissions in the US are such a small percentage of the world's CO2 emissions when you look at China, Russia and India so what's the point if they're not curbing emissions?
Are TPTB just trying to limit our mobility or are we pushing toward a superior technology that just isn't here yet?
Taking into account the amount of fossil fuels and resources needed to produce an EV are we really saving anything by using one?
Just a few questions that came to mind. Personally I'm not buying an EV for hunting anytime soon but think they might be useful for cruising around town.
we certainly did not buy ours to save the world. I’m a big fan of mining and fracking. Hell, I’m on the fence about abolishing the EPA.
We bought one because my wife never has to stop at the gas station going to and from work. Just plug it in when she gets home and it’s “full” when it’s time to go again. She never has to get the oil changed. It is the safest car ever built.
There is a fuel cost saving especially with these high gas prices but a person could buy a cheaper gas car and it would take a long time for the EV to catch up savings wise.
The batteries can be recycled, but many probably are not. Lithium mining has a whole bunch of problems. It puts huge holes in the ground and poisons the water people in the Third World need for drinking. Not ideal. But, wait until you learn about textile and garment factories that make most of our clothes. Or where phones and computers come from or worse yet, go to when disposed of.
It is a little too tech heavy for me sometimes. Some of the things that I just want to be a button are on the touch screen.
Yes, but most gas vehicles never need a new engine, even shitty Fords. An EV is guaranteed to need new batteries.
I do think electric vehicles are the future, but they aren’t to the point that I would buy one yet. Mainly due to range not the cost of batteries.
According to Tesla, their batteries are designed for 300,000 to 500,000 miles.
I don’t know how many people have tried and failed or succeeded in driving that far since they’ve only really been around about 10 years.
I would say the most underrated characteristic of having one is the ability to blow the effing mirrors off of sports cars, that cost way more, while doing so in a vehicle that can carry 5 humans+2 dogs. The downside, is the amount of power combined with the weight can absolutely eat tires if you keep your foot in it.
