Posted on 03/23/2022 9:33:36 AM PDT by Red Badger
How long does it take to recharge the battery again?
All of them expensive and the more times you charge the less efficient the batteries become over time. Battery technology can only go so far and then there is pollution involved in making the batteries and disposing of them, they cannot be recycled. Then we have the cost of the electricity to charge.
They’ll need to be hybrid(gas) to get to the next plug in station. Carry a spare battery? Plug in both for 600+ miles? The left won’t let the market deal with it. Granola is better for you than a meal cooked over a gas stove.
“2022 Ford Mach-e California Route 1: 314 miles base Price: $52,775”
WHAT!?!?
HAAAAAHAAAAAAAHHHAAAAA! Yeah, lets all run out and buy one today!
F150 Lightening, $72,474: “While this figure is expensive, you’ll still get cloth seats, which is quite disappointing on a $70,000 pickup...”
That’s $15,000 more than we paid for our 2019 F150 Lariat with all the bells and whistles...including LEATHER SEATS.
Granola will kill you..................
So let’s see. The Tesla Model S Long Range costs about $95,000. It can travel roughly the range of a VW Golf or similar compact car. Most people can’t afford to pay 3x-4x more for a new car.
Not that electric cars won’t work but batteries and prices must improve. They’re not ready for prime time.
Do they still have the aluminum body?.........
50k-110k for a car?
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
How much.higher are these car prices, compared to last year? Is a $50,000 car now low priced?
With batteries that catch fire. Next?
So... How many times can you drive it the entire range of the vehicle before the battery needs replacing? Then after the battery dies... Who’s going to buy your used electric car that needs a very expensive battery, with a very expensive install?
Battery tech is advancing... And in another couple of decades, or maybe even less... That tech will be buyable by the average consumer. Until then... Electric vehicles are toys for big boys and girls with more money to spend than brains to spend it with.
Just priced the Lariat Lightening at Ford.com. With $1695 in options and delivery added, the actual sticker price is $80,000. But you get leather seats.
No thank you.
Also the Vision 180 hp electric outboard boat motor.
If you have to ask, you can't afford it (the time it takes...)
A1: Of your personal time, virtually none for daily commute driving if you have a place to charge it at home. Basically, a gas car takes 5 to 10 minutes to fill up at the gas station once or twice per week. Contrasted with an EV taking just seconds to plug in when you get home -- at which point you can ignore it like you do your gas car while you eat, have fund with the wife, and sleep. Then the next morning it takes just seconds to unplug it and head off.
A2: I imagine you're talking about when away from home on a trip. The newer ones take 40-50 minutes to charge at a DC fast charger from 15% to 80%, giving you another 200 to 250 miles. That's bad if you're retired and driving the country. Probably not a deal-breaker if you're working a lot and use your car for few trips per year (especially if you're married and have two cars anyway: might as well have both an EV and a gas car to have the best of both worlds).
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