The #ford #ceo finally took a long #trip in an #ev - and realised how much of a pain in the arse it is: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/for.. Maybe he now understand why nobody wants one, and people are even *returning* them in favour of #fuel #vehicles .
The #eu don't appear to believe in #capitalism at all, not only forcing #ev 's but also now their #charging https://www.fleeteurope.com/en/new-energ.. This makes me believe this #infrastructure will not be #suitable for all people, there's no way they can #compete with a 5 minute fill-up time. This just simply doesn't add up.
*This* should be #mandatory #watching for anybody who wants to #discuss #electric #vehicle #ev #cars http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2023/07.. Turns out, as suspected, the #electrical #grid is not ready for them - who would have thought it!
This is a great point by #youtube #channel #technologyconnections https://youtube.com/watch?v=U0YW7x9U5TQ #ev #brake #lights are completely wrong currently!
The only thing that a #tax break on #ev #cars in the #us will do is further the #wealth #gap between the #poorest and the #richest https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/bid.. This is already on heavily #dilluted #money . The #democrats are screwing over the #poorest #americans .
Would you look at that, #ev 's are not going to be #tax #exempt from 2025-2026 due to an estimated #tax #shortage of 2.1 #billion #pounds https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/uks-je.. This means that the *only* people that had *any* #benefit from this #tax #exemption are the #rich , #funded by the #poor . Anyway, I still believe that #electric #vehicles in their current form are a #mistake and will not work.
@barray on Sun Oct 30 23:43:40 UTC 2022 said: &eAdditionally #jefftaylor #reports on a new #tax on #electric #vehicles #ev 's, which was going to happen eventually. It was *obvious* from the start. The #workingclass were used to #fund the #rich to #buy their #electric #vehicle #ev 's and then the same offers were not made available once it came to their turn to #purchase one. Same with #solar #panels , same with #boilers , same with *everything.*Hmm, it doesn't appear to all be going well in the #eu despite it not being #reported https://youtube.com/watch?v=C1P303dZUZk I also would *not* be happy to have a #protestor thinking that can #block a #road because their #ideology is somehow more important than mine. They have a right to #protest but they cannot #disable #critical #infrastructure .
#toyota working on a #manual #ev - good! https://insideevs.com/news/566896/toyota.. This could also pave the way for #retofitting older #fossilfuel #cars with #electric #motors ...
Looks like the #chinese #ev #market is in trouble due to #raw #material #costs - meaning the other #automotive #manufacturers are likely in trouble too: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/chines.. Bare in mind, a bunch of #economies such as #germany and #japan rely on this #income of #exported #vehicles ...
#goldmansachs also sees the #automotive #industry #production #shrinking https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/goldma.. I saw people joking about driving an #ev instead of #fossil #fuel as the #uk fuel #shortage gets worse, but they can't #manufacture them! Worst still, #electricity is getting more #expensive as there's no #wind #power and #russia 's #gas prices are skyrocketing!
I think that #nz 's #electrical #supply is really on the brink - I often see the lights #flickering during high #demand times: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0913.s.. Every Country will #struggle with #ev #chargers if a more intelligent #charging system is not put in place. The #random delays to #vehicle charging is just a plaster over what will soon turn into a disaster. This will only get worse with #renewable #energy being the predominant supply...
#aardvark raises a great point about #ev #batteries and #electricity #infrastructure - including in #nz which has a lot of #renewable #energy https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0812.s.. It just doesn't seem well thought out, I really suspect there will be massive implications.
Looks like there is likely to be a #surge in #airconditioners - although we are being told they are bad: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail.. The joke of it is, we just need better #energy #production - especially if we'll be pushing #ev 's really hard. The #infrastructure just isn't there yet.
Turns out that #toyota gambled heavily on #hydrogen as the #transport #energy of tomorrow and lost out to #ev #cars such as #tesla https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/07/toy.. I don't believe the #prius #hybrid is entirely a lost cause though, but the fact they are now #lobbying to slowdown the transition to #electric vehicles is a bad move. They should feel very ashamed for that action.
Pretty impressive #mileage posted for #mercedes #benz new #electric vehicle: https://electrek.co/2021/07/22/mercedes-.. Their new #ev is supposed to get 600+ miles!
I still believe #recycling will be a massive part of getting #electric #vehicles to the masses anyway: https://hackaday.com/2021/07/15/recyclin.. Converting older vehicles to become an #ev will be big business in the future.