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Originally Posted by MSS1LE
Name one thing I said that's incorrect?
EV's cost more. That's a fact.
EV's on average have significantly less range than ICE vehicles. Fact.
EV's require more planning to ensure range and refueling. That's a fact.
EV's are less reliable. That's straight from Consumer Reports. https://www.consumerreports.org/cars...s-a1047214174/
Everything I said was factually accurate other than the hyperbole about them being a turd sandwich. |
Consumer Reports puts out good data. They've also ragged on vehicles like the Camaro and Jeep Wrangler for years, and people still bought them for their own reasons anyway. CR doesn't seem to have the purchase-stopping power that some believe they do. CR's reviews also don't tell the whole story of an ownership experience. They've rated Kias highly in the past, and well, Kias also win awards for some of the most-recalled vehicles ever, with engine fires and insurance companies that have dropped certain models because they're too easy to steal. Keep in mind, I own an EV....it's been an overall very positive experience and nothing like people throwing negative data about them around on a message board wish you to believe.
But yes, I agree, EV's have some uphill challenges. But
when price comes down, and
when charging stations become ubiquitous (adding around the US at a rate of 46k per year, presently), and
when battery tech innovates again and we see bigger range, shorter recharge, there's a good chance EV's will become both dominant and superior for many use cases. I can come up with data that says EV's are faster, safer, and are better in some cases, contribute to fewer overall emissions, and may have a cheaper cost of ownership. That doesn't matter to someone who hasn't/won't/will never own one.
There's a misconception that the state of EV is presently fully-baked, and this is what it will look like going forward, as good as it gets. It's not. It will either fail and be put back in the box for another day, or it's going to be come the next Thing. My bet is on the latter. There's over 100 years of ICV innovation and evolution, and the modern EV has been out for a little over 12 years if we consider that point in time to be roughly around dawn of the mass-produced Model S. The advancement that's been made in that amount of time is un-ignorable.