[The Stig]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

If it makes sense for you, go ahead. Personally, I don't see myself buying an EV until there is some major breakthrough in battery technology that offers a massive gain in either capacity/$ or recharge time. But if you think they're the car for you, by all means buy one for your next car. Technology needs early adopters so that the masses can eventually benefit down the road
Is that the widely discredited article that nobody has been able to replicate, where the vehicle data apparently disagrees with the writers claims? From about a month ago? Or is there some other one that I missed?

Also, the 'bricking' problem -which is a real issue; isn't as big as it may first appear. You have to neglect the car for months on end in order to actually 'brick' the car to the point that it requires a new battery. If the battery goes dead while you are driving, it can be recharged and not need any replacement. But when it goes super-ultra-mega dead because you parked it for 4 months when it already had a nearly depleted battery, yeah you will need a new one. And I don't believe its covered under warranty because the manual tells you not to do such a thing, and explains what might happen if you do. Keeping the battery charged is just part of the regular maintenance of your car, just like changing the oil for a normal car is. If you neglect it, don't expect the OEM to reimburse you for your foolishness.


For the record, I'm not a fan of EV's -I think they are over priced and under-deliver on all their promises. I just don't like seeing bad journalism being touted as fact. The guy was trying to tell a story, and the concerns he brought up were very real and I myself am weary of them.

He is from Quebec, only around 1% of the electricity in the province comes from coal, and about double that from other fossil fuels. The extreme majority (90+) comes from hydro-electric and around 3% is from nuclear. The remainder is made up with other renewables (~1%)

That argument might hold some water in places like West Virginia that are massively dependant on coal for their electricity, but not in Quebec where the OP is from.

Yep - he was referencing the article you're thinking of.