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I cannot disagree more. As someone who has dreamed of, and even build electric cars when I was younger, most people love the idea. However the way we use cars,
by whenchamenia 8y ago
I cannot disagree more. As someone who has dreamed of, and even build electric cars when I was younger, most people love the idea. However the way we use cars, and how electric cars must be uaed, is not compatible for most people. I drive a lot, and do not have time to seek out charging stations, wait for charge, etc.
For someone who takes short trips, never leaves the city, and has no friends in the suburbs, they are amazing. But road trips are more proof-of-concept than enjoyable experinces. ICE are still superior for energy density, aka range.
Add to that the myth of 'less complexity' that I hear parroted and its a no-deal. Modern evs have differentials, active braking, huge cooling systems, extra heating systems for the cooling systems, extra motors for ac, power steering, etc. They are as complex, if not moreso, than any ICE car, before I even bring electronics into the picture.
EVs are cool as hell. They are just not practical for many, if not most americans yet. Our country is just too large. Very few people, even naysayers like myself, harbor some need for pumping stinky dino juice into a burnig chamber to get coffee every morning. Its mostly practical, even if it looks a bit backward from a distance, much like americans.