Electric Vehicles here to stay, for good or bad?

[DustyDuds]

He has over 8 million subscribers to his channel and his videos average about 6 million views. A rough estimate is annual revenue at a little over 200k per year and that does not include sponsorship.

 

[jmohme]

Where the hell does he get the money to destroy a 100k vehicle???

Where does anyone get the money to buy a 100k vehicle. Now make that a Cybertruck and you already know that person has no sense!

 

[Lonesome Dove]

He has over 8 million subscribers to his channel and his videos average about 6 million views. A rough estimate is annual revenue at a little over 200k per year and that does not include sponsorship.

And he probably doesn't pay Taxes

 

[OutlawStar]

Where the hell does he get the money to destroy a 100k vehicle???

Wait'll you find out he accidentally burned a Ferrari to the ground in a cornfield in Texas.

 

[kbaxter60]

Wait'll you find out he accidentally burned a Ferrari to the ground in a cornfield in Texas.

Hell, we have all made that mistake.

 

[OutlawStar]

He'll, we have all made that mistake.

He accidentally burned the rental minivan too.

 

[Havok1]

And he probably doesn't pay Taxes

Smart man.

 

[kbaxter60]

He accidentally burned the rental minivan too.

You know, those things can be darn tricky...

 

[TheDan]

Sometimes it's not so much the appliance as it is the type of operator it attracts...

 

[jamesmrj]

I saw this one at Harbor Freight the other day. I did find the paint job and the Bond reference amusing.

 

[sucker76]

I am thinking of saving money and not the environment. I'm not a global warming fanatic. Here are my thoughts.

In my mind an electric vehicle only makes sense if you have a complete solar system on the roof of your house and can charge the vehicle for "free". I say free since I'm not including the cost of the home solar system.
The free chargers at Tesla or other companies that offer them are few and far between and can be in use and unavailable so can't be relied upon.
The charging centers cost more per mile than plain 'ol gasoline too. The current infrastructure can't handle the demand of 100% electric cars either.

Also your lifestyle has to keep you within a battery charge range of home and never travel long range to save your money at your "free" charger at home.

The time it takes to charge is also not insignificant. I drive to Missouri at least once a year and won't wait for the battery to charge along the way.

I'm not too concerned with battery life. They are much better than even 10 years ago. My mother's Prius is 11 years old with the same battery pack and working fine.
The mining of the exotic materials to make the batteries is probably the worst part of electric cars. It's a nasty process and offsets any environmental good of having an electric car. So you are just virtue signaling to the rest of the herd.

 

[TheDan]

plastic fence: 1
cybertwat: 0

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Dumbass....

 

[TheDan]

You'd think it would take something more serious to break a tie rod...

 

[Havok1]

Those things do weigh close to 10k lbs and GM probably figured any off roading would be too far from a charger to need to worry about being prepared for.

 

[Tnhawk]

Those things do weigh close to 10k lbs and GM probably figured any off roading would be too far from a charger to need to worry about being prepared for.

GM is only worried about making a profit. Any problems encountered off roading won't be repaired on their dime.

 

[TheDan]

Dang. Maybe they'll make a comeback in another 129 years.

 

[Tnhawk]

My son had an electric vehicle from Toys R Us when he was 4 years old. Electric vehicles were a problem then and remain so today.

 

[dsgrey]

My son had an electric vehicle from Toys R Us when he was 4 years old. Electric vehicles were a problem then and remain so today.

Years ago, my girls had a Barbie Jeep and it's small replacement battery was something like $70. So I bought a $15 riding lawnmower battery, cut out some area under the hood and rewired for that battery which worked much better. I eventually installed a small solar panel on the hood to keep it charged. It had a governed speed but with the lawnmower battery, it would definitely have a quick jerk when pressing the gas pedal from a stop.

 

[Mohawk600]

EVs are too heavy to off-road........break shit