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To: Tell It Right

Sorry, there is no way to recharge an EV in that time on any route available for me. Maybe you have a super expensive EV I can’t afford, but I need a pickup truck at the other end of the trip. None have the range and charge time you refer, especially with the available charging stations.

And you didn’t mention the extreme wear on the hugely expensive tires. Tire replacement alone would cost as much as gasoline in a non-government mandated price schedule. (Jack up gasoline prices to make EVs more attractive.)

And you didn’t mention the extreme danger of the electric batteries. I need an off-road capable truck. If I run over a stump in the swamp in 4WD and damage the EV battery, will I survive the fire? It’s a rhetorical question. If it just gets stuck in the swamp, the EV truck will be massively heavier than my current vehicle. What kind of tow vehicle will get it out of the swamp?

EVs are great for pasty white liberals in 15-minute cities, and can be made to work for some other folks, but otherwise I just don’t think they are ready for real-life prime time. Not your fault, of course, and if it works for you, great!


14 posted on 09/05/2023 11:05:32 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70
I agree wholeheartedly that EV trucks don't cut the mustard. Both with towing range and in charging time (even when not using them as a pickup they take longer to charge than an EV car).

Tires, though, aren't more expensive. At least not for me. Now I do go through tires more frequently in the EV than in the ICE car. But IMHO I make up for that by not needing my brakes worked on as often in the EV (most braking done through regen saves on brake pad wear).

And don't get me started on how everybody would be better off without govt mandates and tax credits. Even us EV owners should hate the tax credits because the tax credits artificially inflated the EV prices (like everything else the govt "helps" us with).

15 posted on 09/05/2023 11:13:04 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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