It just seems like people love to suck off the oil companies and bad mouth electric vehicles, I mean do people have a fetish for gas or something? "Oh they have a short range." well if there where more charge stations you could go to you wouldn't have to worry about that.
2013-05-23T19:30:03Z
@Kitty lover: Your phone has to charge as well, I guess that is bad too then... @michel: You have to charge your phone as well, what a bother, so I guess phones shouldn't be powered by batteries either. @Long Lake: I wouldn't mind paying for a new battery after the charge cap disapates in 10 years, I find paying for oil changes, transmission flushes, filters, and so on more of a pain in the a$$ than buying a new battery in 5 to 10 years, speaking of which you would have to buy a new battery for your phone and watch as well they those batteries won't charge anymore, guess they are a waist too then... @Winterrules: I am aware of this.
Breath on the Wind2013-05-23T22:41:50Z
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With an EV we have a set of issues we are unaccustomed to considering. That presents just a bit of mental work for us. From this point we find that there are two camps. Some simply like the idea of an EV. Along with them others can see how it fits as a solution to some of our energy issues. These people enjoy the challenge presented by the electric vehicle.
But the mother who just wants to haul the kids around is only looking for a way to keep going. Like this many are only concerned about what seems to affect them directly. They are not concerned about global warming, air pollution, oil spills, economic balance of payments, or even saving money in the long run if they have to put in more up front. They will not seek out the solutions for most if not all objections to owning and operating an Electric Vehicle. They need more incentive. Until there is that personal push every little thing that is different is a potential objection.
Calling people idiots or lazy is not going provide an incentive. For most of the last 15 years whenever an electric vehicle is mentioned there is a defensive approach. We, as advocates, are answering objections and pointing out solutions. Manufacturers have not tried to overly push Electric Vehicles. There has been a feeling that first they could not provide large numbers of vehicles and secondly that more charging infrastructure was needed for battery vehicles.
At some point this has to turn around and we need to start hearing why the electric vehicle is a better form of transportation. We need to hear without an apology that the smart choice is electric. And then more people will begin to accept Electric Vehicles.
Price may hold a key. There is increasing competition and manufacturers are lowering prices. But the EV has the potential to be cheaper than a petrol vehicle if we could electrify our roadways and use fewer batteries. The vehicle could then also have unlimited range.
But we have to begin to accept that we cannot use all the fossil fuels that are in the ground. The atmospheric carbon levels would be unacceptable. Price alone will not provide the incentive. We need to find the political will. http://theenergycollective.com/onclimatechangepolicy/227626/more-carbon-ground-atmosphere-can-take-whatever-temperature-limit-you-w
You had been lied to. The EV-1 you saw was certainly not a practical vehicle for basic use. That is why it was once best leased, and only in southern California, the place there isn't any ice. The automobile ran on very narrow tires, like bike tires, inflated to eighty psi, and it contained a thousand kilos of batteries. The automobile used to be manufactured from plastic and aluminum to scale back weight, and it was once not recognized how suspension ingredients like this would age. Consequently GM could not guarantee the safety of the automobiles, and referred to as them again in. There still are not any electrical automobiles made wherever, in any nation, besides for some Nepalese commuter taxis which might be charged each few hours. The rationale? The batteries are still too poor. They don't run the vehicle for very lengthy, and they fail underneath the severe service of automotive use. That is why using a hybrid as a straight plug-in will void its warranties. I suspect that we'll be seeing the first of the fiscal fraud cases surrounding electrical automobile manufacturers later this yr. I do wonder if Tesla Motors isn't going to find itself in hindrance fairly soon.
2: They have this fantasy that they are no cleaner for the environment when in fact they are (Energy production is becoming greener and greener everyday)
3: They don't realize that 120 Mile range will do 99% of people fine.
4: They're out of most people's price range and people have a tendency to hate what they can't afford.
5: They hear "Electric" and picture a girly, Small, Weak, Slow car and automatically shun it without even giving it a second thought (This is the case in the South where useless monster trucks and SUV's large enough to house a family of 8 are the norm)
6: They honestly dislike their honest downfalls. But fail to realize that things improve over time.
7: They're mad Tesla Model S dominated last year entirely.
They are different so people are unsure about them. Also, its hard to say you are saving the environment when the electricity you are using is doing almost just as much damage as the before. You are right, there are not that many charge stations but even more, the batteries DO NOT last very long and they cost anywhere between 5 to 7 thousand dollars to replace...that is a very expensive car part if you ask me. We need to work on bettering our batteries before we just jump in heads first.
Electric cars are not practical for most people with one car. For urban driving in warm weather they are fine but in winter the battery life would be shortened by cold temperatures. Heating the interior to keep the windows frost free would use as much battery power as driving. For anyone who drives in cold weather an electric car is not the way to go. If you live in a rural or mountainous place an electric car would not have enough range for much of your driving. The nearest supermarket or pharmacy is 42 miles from my house with 1,800 feet of elevation change. Climbing those hills would drain a battery before I could get back home. There is also a convenience issue. I can pump 800 miles of fuel into my truck in a few minutes. Even if there were charging stations along my route it would take a lot longer than that to charge a battery. For many families with more than one car it makes sense for one of them to be electric but I don't see many households switching all their cars to electric.