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Everyone’s repeating they find this strange. Is it really strange? I’ve been excited for EVs all my life. But there’s a certain level of propaganda that’s come

Everyone’s repeating they find this strange. Is it really strange? I’ve been excited for EVs all my life. But there’s a certain level of propaganda that’s come with them. Explicitly talking about their downsides seems to be taboo. Like you’ll get downvoated or banned on many social media platforms for doing it.

PaulBGD_ 4y ago
I think it’s because most people who are pro electric understand their downsides, and usually the downsides are presented as dismissal (eg why buy an electric, you have to stop when you’re traveling cross country.) It’s kind of a boring topic unless there’s something new to discuss.
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- itsoktocry 4y ago
  This is the exact opposite of my experience, on many, many car related forums. EVs are presented as a panacea, doing everything an ICE can do, only better. It's not true. There are tradeoffs.
- thinking4real 4y ago
  I think you’re lying to yourself because you’re an EV fan. You have to consider what the pushers are saying and if there’s sufficient pushback when they’re misaligned. Currently that doesn’t happen. Currently you face everything up to deplatforming for speaking against the narrative that EVs are the one true solution.
criley2 4y ago
Quite the opposite, I find every thread about them (including this one) to be entire dominated by the naysayers who claim they are repressed but in actuality are the loudest and most visible voices. It's a bit ironic you claim "propaganda" and "downvotes".... in the most upvoted, top thread on this post, a thread which is highly skeptical/negative to EV. These days I find it difficult to find real-world data or anecdotes from EV real owners amongst the tidal wave of gasoline vehicle operators predicting how terrible an EV would be (and justifying their ego/decision to not buy one).
- itsoktocry 4y ago
  Because nearly every article posted on HackerNews comes from a website whose entire purpose is to promote electric vehicles. The "naysayers" in the comments offer a balancing view. You'll note it's RARE that the article is negative towards EVs, only the comments. Because it's pro-EV, all the time.

PaulBGD_ 4y ago

I think it’s because most people who are pro electric understand their downsides, and usually the downsides are presented as dismissal (eg why buy an electric, you have to stop when you’re traveling cross country.) It’s kind of a boring topic unless there’s something new to discuss.

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itsoktocry 4y ago
This is the exact opposite of my experience, on many, many car related forums. EVs are presented as a panacea, doing everything an ICE can do, only better. It's not true. There are tradeoffs.
thinking4real 4y ago
I think you’re lying to yourself because you’re an EV fan. You have to consider what the pushers are saying and if there’s sufficient pushback when they’re misaligned. Currently that doesn’t happen. Currently you face everything up to deplatforming for speaking against the narrative that EVs are the one true solution.

criley2 4y ago

Quite the opposite, I find every thread about them (including this one) to be entire dominated by the naysayers who claim they are repressed but in actuality are the loudest and most visible voices. It's a bit ironic you claim "propaganda" and "downvotes".... in the most upvoted, top thread on this post, a thread which is highly skeptical/negative to EV. These days I find it difficult to find real-world data or anecdotes from EV real owners amongst the tidal wave of gasoline vehicle operators predicting how terrible an EV would be (and justifying their ego/decision to not buy one).

itsoktocry 4y ago
Because nearly every article posted on HackerNews comes from a website whose entire purpose is to promote electric vehicles. The "naysayers" in the comments offer a balancing view. You'll note it's RARE that the article is negative towards EVs, only the comments. Because it's pro-EV, all the time.