The only remaining 'virtue' of EV over ICE is that the cost of 'refueling' is significantly less. Now with the shift in energy costs, charging costs are near that of gas refueling. See the article link below. Already, the notion that EVs are less harmful to the environment and are safer have both been resoundingly debunked. Nevermind that the upfront cost is for the rich and not for the majority of us hard working folks. Oh and the minor inconvenience of being stranded while searching for a charging station that works. Going on a trip, you'll need to spend lot's of time planning and accounting for many contingencies. Replace your battery, forget it! The real cost of EV ownership, upfront to operation to disposing, is astronomical when compared to ICE. I'm convinced those buying EVs are just virtual signaling and at that have no basis to do so - notice how so proud they are of themselves when they buy one and can't wait to show you to shame you - hmm kinda like the vaccine. EVs is just another big scam being perpetrated by the elites using junk 'science' to control the masses.
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Ignoring the astronomical cost of replacing the battery and how that factors into the costs of vehicle ownership, I dont think the 'refueling' is a clear win either.
Apparently the batteries in EVs spend a large part of the time running not the car but heaters and/or cooling systems attached to the batteries themselves, because they become nonfunctional or dangerous outside of a narrow band of temperature due to the materials used. I bet this 'optimal but rarely encountered' scenario is the one cited for the cheap charging costs without any disclosure it is inapplicable for many locations, conditions and times of the year.
The only fallacy is the minds of the virtue-signalling tosspots who fall for it.
I agree with you wholeheartedly...however how is this NSFW?
In this case I think the 'W' stands for "Wild-Eyed-Earth-Worshipping-Liberals".
My bad, didn’t mean to check the box
The price of EVs keeps coming down; the 2023 Bolt starts at $26.6k now. There are many ICE vehicles that cost more new. Batteries last a while too; average for a Bolt is 6-8% drop in capacity after 100k miles. Replacing an engine also isn't cheap either.
Tell me how they work in Wisconsin at 10 below 0