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45. Me either after driving for 60 years I have never replaced an engine or

Reply to former9thward (Reply #42)

Sun Mar 24, 2024, 11:02 PM

Mar 2024

transmission in any of my cars.

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Inside the Republican Attacks on Electric Vehicles [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2024 OP

"And in the rural reaches of America..." PJMcK Mar 2024 #1

Why not charge when you get to the house? Silent3 Mar 2024 #12

Not everyone lives in a house Caribbeans Mar 2024 #16

I made my comment specifically in reply to "Our country house is 125 miles from the city... Silent3 Mar 2024 #17

And I made my comment to show that battery electric vehicles will never be practical for everyone Caribbeans Mar 2024 #18

Never? edisdead Mar 2024 #40

Well that is ridiculous. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #59

I think you misunderstood my point PJMcK Mar 2024 #49

And geography matters True Dough Mar 2024 #53

How many people in that city (Hong Kong?) actually own cars? tinrobot Mar 2024 #22

What if ForgedCrank Mar 2024 #98

You charge at your country home. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #58

Your assumption is wrong for us PJMcK Mar 2024 #64

Your specific example was your 125 mile trip to your country home. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #65

This sentence is the crux of the issue: CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #2

You just stated the exact problem that Biden aims to fix tinrobot Mar 2024 #24

Pick my side? That's easy. President Biden IS my choice. And I already own an Audi e-tron electric car. nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2024 #26

My choice of vehicle is not bound to my presidential vote PJMcK Mar 2024 #50

No everything is frozen as it is right now. Voltaire2 Mar 2024 #60

"The GOP wants to limit progress and keep EVs impractical. " grumpyduck Mar 2024 #87

You write... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #3

"Internal combustion engines average around 300 miles per tank,.." Disaffected Mar 2024 #5

Out of boredom... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #8

Yes, wallet range for EVs is a lot better, for now. Disaffected Mar 2024 #13

Wow, that tax is so much cheaper than the additional cost of gas would be.... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #14

Two comments: Disaffected Mar 2024 #15

Luckily, the added expenses you mention, if they actually do go as far up as you're fearing... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #19

Sure, EV bashing has become a right wing mantra. Disaffected Mar 2024 #29

I need to wait for the price drops too... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #34

China is now producing a small, pretty decent, basic EV hatch Disaffected Mar 2024 #36

No, that's not true, lithium ion batteries just take about a 1/3 longer to charge at 32F. Think. Again. Mar 2024 #38

What's not true? Disaffected Mar 2024 #48

Oh, "permitted"... I guess they don't want you to notice the reduced range... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #55

What is the UAW opinion about Chinese cars being sold here? MichMan Mar 2024 #71

I suspect Disaffected Mar 2024 #82

Have started ICE engines at -30F. yagotme Mar 2024 #73

There's some very interesting articles about... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #75

Hmmm... yagotme Mar 2024 #76

Cool! So EVs DO run in cold weather! Think. Again. Mar 2024 #77

Yes, but how well? yagotme Mar 2024 #78

See the edit to my post above. Think. Again. Mar 2024 #79

I read the Op article. yagotme Mar 2024 #81

Yeah, heavier use is best done with heavy use vehicles. Think. Again. Mar 2024 #83

Evs loose a lot of performance in cold weather Disaffected Mar 2024 #84

Yup. I know it would be a variable, but some info on yagotme Mar 2024 #85

That's a hard number to pin down Disaffected Mar 2024 #88

That's what I mean. yagotme Mar 2024 #89

I live in So Cal..this is an EV Mecca.. Tikki Mar 2024 #51

I have a mid sized sedan and mine has a range of 540 miles when I filled up today MichMan Mar 2024 #30

Wow, large tank. Think. Again. Mar 2024 #35

How many charging stations are up and running from the infrastructure bill? Faux news doc03 Mar 2024 #4

According to Consumer Affairs... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #21

Is that counting battery replacement? former9thward Mar 2024 #37

Yes, I like EVs better than ICEs even though I don't own one... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #39

I have never had to replace an engine. former9thward Mar 2024 #42

From: The Dept. of Energy https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/electricity_benefits.html Think. Again. Mar 2024 #43

Well good luck to you when you get your EV. former9thward Mar 2024 #62

Me either after driving for 60 years I have never replaced an engine or doc03 Mar 2024 #45

So you've just sold or junked them?... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #54

It says "cars" not one car. I have a 19-year-old Toyota Tacoma with 130000 miles. It has low doc03 Mar 2024 #63

Someone has tried to force you to buy a car? Think. Again. Mar 2024 #66

That's what the government is trying to do. If we wanted them they wouldn't need to doc03 Mar 2024 #68

Well you're right about the infrastructure... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #69

There are 46.4% of them in just 5 states, I don't live in them. Then there is the extra cost of the doc03 Mar 2024 #44

According to your source, it's only 2x. yagotme Mar 2024 #72

I arrived at my estimates using the charts in the article linked below... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #74

My EV beats the tar out of any muscle car straight up superpatriotman Mar 2024 #6

The F-150 does have a range problem when towing loads NickB79 Mar 2024 #7

Range is significantly affected by ambient temperature RubyRose Mar 2024 #9

Yes, heavier use calls for heavy-use vehicles... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #23

What do you say to these nitwits the tell you it will create more toxins to create Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #10

Eventually there will be a robust recycling program for batteries NickB79 Mar 2024 #11

There already are recylcing programs tinrobot Mar 2024 #27

I have a ICE pickup that is 19 years old, $10k for a battery is doc03 Mar 2024 #46

Some battery types last a really long time. tinrobot Mar 2024 #61

Probably ship them to poor countries so slave labor and children can extract anything of value MichMan Mar 2024 #31

You can name call but modern gas cars put out very little pollution. former9thward Mar 2024 #41

So you are saying that commiting suicide by sitting in your car in a closed garage Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #86

That is not a greenhouse emission. former9thward Mar 2024 #90

What you say is just wrong. Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #91

You disagree, but scientists don't. former9thward Mar 2024 #94

How about UC Berkley? Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #96

No offense, but have you ever taken chemistry? former9thward Mar 2024 #97

Yes but I am sure you are better at it than me. What blows my mind is your refusal Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #99

You are still digging. former9thward Mar 2024 #100

Are you trying to say that green houses, complete with enough toxins is not affecting the earth? Maraya1969 Mar 2024 #92

I have no idea what your post says. former9thward Mar 2024 #95

I did my Louisiana state income taxes today, and guess what... Goodheart Mar 2024 #20

How do you expect road maintenance and repairs to be done if EV owners aren't paying ? MichMan Mar 2024 #32

Republicans don't like change and new initiatives. llmart Mar 2024 #25

"There will be more electric cars in the future until everyone will have one whether they like it or not." MichMan Mar 2024 #33

Republicans should embrace ev as expensive as they are. nt Groundhawg Mar 2024 #28

About 80% of commutes in the U.S. are within range of old lead-acid batteries. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2024 #47

I agree. SalamanderSleeps Mar 2024 #52

The presumption that 1 vehicle has to meet all needs is costly and wasteful. Mopar151 Mar 2024 #56

Seems like having to buy both an EV and an ICE vehicle is also costly and wasteful? MichMan Mar 2024 #70

How many screwdrivers are enough? Mopar151 Mar 2024 #93

American Petroleum Institute gibraltar72 Mar 2024 #57

"If Biden said it was not healthy to eat shit the GOP would host an all-you-can-eat feces fest" Martin Eden Mar 2024 #67

I see a pattern here I've seen before on Electric Vehicle OPs DBoon Mar 2024 #80