I left insurance to sell cars. I can assure you they are nowhere near ready for all electric fleets. There’s an EV Hummer sitting in the back, can’t sell it, they blow up.

Homeowners insurance skyrockets when you install a charger in your home. Most carriers won’t allow roof panels in my state, cases of those catching fire from too much sun exposure 🤦🏻‍♀️.

Now, everyone’s auto insurance raised to cover the loss of these EV’s. All the parts are 2/3/4 times the cost to replace. Looking into the insurance industry, they’re pulling out of states left and right, no longer writing business and killing the competitive market.

Unrelated to EVs but related to insurance, look to the health and life insurance companies. They are the covid canary’s in the coal mine.

So, this car isn't going to work well in AZ, NM, TX, etc. Currently, our nights aren't 86.

I live In Tampa, FL and due to the heat, humidity and salty air, you can expect to have to replace your ICE (gas) car battery every 2-3 years (some of it depends on if you garage your car etc.) I just replaced mine and that’s been my experience so far. So my question is-if you live in say, St Pete FL or any coastal city, could the salty air cause the EV batteries to degrade even faster? Salt=corrosion. On top of that, summer here is normally highs in the low to mid 90’s and several months there are temps in the mid to high 80’s. My confidence is low in those EVs performing well down here on any coast. More about heat and batteries https://www.autolist.com/guides/how-long-do-car-batteries-last-in-florida

Well if you live in the future 15 minute cities EVs would work! It is funny I was just thinking today about the back-up in traffic if EVs were the norm in Florida. Can you even imagine the evacuation nightmare?

I've been saying from Day One that EVs are all about climate change. Say what? That's right. EVs are intended to be subpar technology with a very limited dependency in order to get you off the road. As an added incentive, the price of an EV is astronomical high. What you end up with is a piece of junk and a huge debt. This makes mass transit more attractive (and necessary) that the purveyors always schemed in the first place. Get it? The less ICE vehicles on the road, the less traffic, the less purported pollution. The more mass transit, the more the government control (Smart Cities).

I might add that superior battery technology, along with fuel cells exists and is cost effective. Yet under the existing status quo of totalitarian corporate government, we will never see this marketed. In 2022, over 6000 inventions under secrecy orders. The number of secrecy orders have only increased each year. This is technology that is rarely ever released from it's gag order. n the last 5 years, inventions that were under secrecy orders at the end of Fiscal Year 2018 were 5792. In 2019 it 5878, In 2020, it was 5915, and In 2021, it was 5976 secrecy orders.

Regarding more efficient and powerful battery technology, and also energy producing devices, the government does not want you to power your home off-the-grid.That would beyond their comprehension for upholding a totalitarian government.... You might even get the idea of being a sovereign flesh-and-blood human being having Rights that come from our God.

Other problems: Weight - the batteries are heavy regardless of whether charged or not (unlike a tank of gas which gets lighter, and weighs less even full). Teslas have batteries around 500kg - compare to a 100ltr tank which weighs about 100kg Tyre wear - due to weight, see above, you will need more tyres, and brakes potentially too. Cost to charge - it's nearing parity with diesel in Europe where energy costs are high, and that is a home charge. In a station its double the cost and you have to wait for hours. no free heat - the EVs are going to burn through the charge in the cold too (and that also affects battery life) if you want a heater on (air con similar if hot) Cost of replacement battery - after 8 years you will need to replace, making the car a write-off almost due to the staggering cost of a replacement.
Environmental costs - the battery and additional metals needed make the EV have the environmental cost of an ICE after it does 80k miles. So you need to run the EV for 8 years to reach parity with ICE (and then you need a new battery). Cost of the car - due to battery weight, many of the components have to be weight shaved and made from exotic materials to keep the overall weight sensible-ish Dumb-idiot factor - people will know you are a low-info mouth breathing idiot for buying it in the first place. Death-risk - locked in, locked out, broke down, burned down any of these problems can strike when you need the car, and that could kill you in extremis

Not to mention ,with all the fires on the ships from these things the insurance companies are gonna have a field day..to many of these things going up in smoke...they are already saying not to charge these things near anything you dont want burned down.....homeowners way up if you have one , collision ins way up...not a good idea to buy one.....

No lie, I saw a Tesla pulling a U-Haul trailer in the mountains and spit out my beer. Oh, it was 105 degrees too. Made me wonder why his windows were open- now I know. These people are stupid.

If you must flee a natural disaster, skip the EV and use the helicopter.

Add the additional power to run the AC compressor.

Also in the northern states, EV performance degrades rapidly as the temperature decreases.

The Reasons to Refrain from Electric keep getting Longer