The Hertz Meltdown Reveals the Scale of the EV Debacle
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Pretty nice summary of the problems with EVs in the story. A snippet:
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I think they thought of all that has happened and did it anyway because...
...and all will do as told - doesn't only apply to politicians.
u/#q24
Not all are superchargers, and if it is a regular charger, you are looking at an overnight wait.
That was the reason I did not purchase one. If I run out of charge, there's a long wait before I can go somewhere. The forest area of the Pacific NW don't have charging stations and you are stuck.
Hertz drank the kool-aid. LOL
They were always doomed to fail as they could only ever serve as short distance transport within a city, And because cars within cities was already a stupid idea to begin with, all the problems that came with that won't be solved by making all the cars bigger, heavier and a lot more prone to spontaneously explode.
i hate paywalls.
https://www.removepaywall.com/
Thank you.
This was always the plan. Everything climate will collapse in on itself because it’s fake science. It’s all a lie. We’re forced to switch. Then the tech fails and humanity circles the drain. Just like the mRNA failures.
Civilization is built on lies and its imploding.
One last attempt of grift before the inevitable switch to mass transit and bicycles happens in the cities. The modes of transport they can't tax or practice usury on your wallet while you use them.
Or I could be wrong, and we'll see something even more stupid in terms of expensive pod based transportation, which you pay a lot for but don't actually own and can't be repaired. 🤡🌎
Hyperloop and the Vegas loop already failed, and now those tunnels are worthless because they're too small and too curvy to fit a train in them.
Or we have to Jack into a digital world to go to work.
There are people making plans for our life and we have zero say. It’s awful. These tech asshats have made this planet miserable.
It's hard to stop people from walking cycling. Unless... they use medicine and poison our food to make everyone fat, tired and miserable, that way I can see how a lot of people would prefer to work from home and never go outside, they'll be too sick.
And then in a few decades when AI is perfected in all these areas, all these useless eaters can die alone in their pods.
A very dark future indeed. Eat red meat and fruit, take water from your own well, avoid all kinds of slop and make sure to exercise every day. No need to dress up like a fag in spandex with logos of multinational corporations, just take a walk, a hike or ride a bicycle out to nearest forest, beach or mountain range. Enjoy the nature and the fresh air.
Just wondering what else is a lie now.
May be easier to start with what isn’t a lie.
That means everything the MSM said are lies. LOL
Basically what Assange is saying with Wikileaks.
Yes. One smart man.
I have four older vehicles which I regularly maintain…they all work great and each has a specific usage. I also have no car notes. Trust me…it’s much better to have a dependable older vehicle and pay to have it fixed when something goes wrong than a payment each month.
Wish I could fix it myself. I like older vehicles because you are not track and trace everywhere.
Every now and then I look at new cars, only to come to the realization that my current old cars will always be more affordable and reliable thanks to simplicity.
Looking forward to the new Hertz Dual Turbo Big Block Shelby Mustang that you rent on Friday, race on Saturday, and return on Sunday. ;)
Lol Remember to take lawn chair drivers seat out and put the stock seats back in before returning!
Melting in the middle of the race you mean?
No, I predict a great reawakening of the marvel of the internal combustion engine.
Oh. I got it. Thanks.
You guys hate EV's which I can understand. But look at how fun the tech is in the ebike, and e-dirtbike realm. Ripping these silent high powered ebikes on the roadside is quite fun. And best part! No registration and insurance needed.
I never had registration or insurance on a dirt bike.
I have yet to see evidence of anyone here "hating" EVs, that's a total straw man argument fallacy. The scams, grifting, tyranny, theft, etc involved, that all is what's being hated on. No one cares if someone wants to buy a ridiculously expensive city car.
Now the massive amounts of batteries perturb abolitionists like me, because the actual slavery involved in mining the battery metals is abhorrent and evil. Algae-produced, renewable petroleum is great with me.
Agreed. They just want freedom to continue to choose without policies/laws eroding/eradicating those choices. The Elites deciding all this stuff tend to forget that we all can’t afford their Elitist choices and policies because they are the ones hoarding up all the money.
And meanwhile in China where they have gone all in on ebikes, an average of 8 per day are spontaneously catching fire, sometimes while the rider is on the bike, sometimes while charging, sometimes while parked and NOT charging. And since they are often parked with other ebikes in outdoor parking areas or indoor parking garages or hallways or apartments, they often burn down dozens or hundreds of other vehicles, or even burn down entire buildings. It is incredibly difficult to put out the fires, and requires special equipment only a fire department has. Even then they often can't put the fire out and have to let it burn itself out.
Enjoy ripping your silent high powered ebike on the roadside, I hope it doesn't blow up while you're sitting on it.
ebike in Portland got damaged so fast they scraped that plan in three years.
I am not saying its gonna save humanity, or the climate. I am saying they are fun as hell :D:D:D. And hella quiet motors for rippin around suburbs w/o noise complaining karens. Great for hunting also, quiet enough to get near game animals, and powerful enough to help with transport of the meat.
However I do understand the Chyna LiPo batteries are having major issues right now, and causing hella fires.
Yes. Almost got a dual fuel car. Battery was the clincher so I didn't get it.
Yea the battery costs/replacement for cars is insane. But for electric dirtbikes and bikes it is much much easier. Alot of ebikes going up are not having UL listed batteries also. So basically un-regulated batteries with questionable building practices/components
B4 I will purchase a vehicle running on battery, I first want to see a lawn mower running on battery that's worth my time and money first. That will be my determination there.
The mowers, iiirc are using lead acid batteries. Which makes them a bit much inefficient. LiPo are very efficient and powerful discharge. Which makes them an amazing choice for power/small ev's. But makes them also a powder keg because those are the batteries you see on propaganda central, burning houses down...aka the news
Thanks for the info.