Involved in the importance of EV's and whether or not to even consider them. While being convinced against the notion from Scotty not to, lo and behold I come across someone disputing his "" record keeping of the sales of EV. Now I have interjected confusion on the subject. Are they worth it or not. According to this other guy they have dropped the price and due to supply/ demand and the sales have to a good degree increased. Here is the link I literally just came across. And no I'm not here for some flaming up starting mess war. I just want to know:
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I would also go for either a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. The vast majority of electricity is still generated by fossil fuels (coal is being replaced by natural gas) in order to comply with increasingly stringent emissions standards for power plants. They could go nuclear again and stop messing around with fossil fuels, but the Three Mile Island disaster in March of 1979, and the Fukashima disaster in February 2011 makes that scenario extremely unlikely. Most of the current power grid was designed in the '50s and '60s, and is nowhere near capable of powering mainly EVs for years. When Scotty lived in Houston, he mentioned them having to completely redo the grid in his location if EVs came to pass.
The amount of ore required to make one battery of a pure EV is on the order of 10s of thousands of tons, and the vast majority of EV batteries are hecho en China, and they don't have nearly as stringent environmental regulations as that of the US; the Chinese government placed extreme restrictions on manufacturing in 2008 so Beijing could host the summer Olympics without smog as part of their propaganda.
To me, hybrids are the best of both worlds. If the car starts running out of electricity, the ICE engine will generate the electricity by itself. With a pure EV, that isn't possible.
The vast majority of vehicles sold in the US have had internal combustion engines. This is regardless of the time frame one chooses to examine. The vast majority of all the current infrastructure in the US is still oriented toward ICEs.
Scotty has stated he believes a hybrid is a better choice for someone who is concerned about switching from an ICE to an EV and I agree. I think you should consider buying a hybrid as it's an excellent compromise between the two platforms.
Mr. Sullin is an EV proponent and is simply hoping to increase his number of followers on his EV fan boy YT channel.
Most of us here (such as Scotty) are not fans. Those that are tend to forget that not everyone has a place to charge overnight, not everyone can (or is willing) to buy a new or very late model car, that EVs depreciate like crazy, that the electrical grid is not able to keep up with mass adoption, and that with the exception of Tesla (which is part cult and part status symbol, always a market for that) the buying public has shown it is is not interested.
That said, whether it makes sense for any particular person depends on their situation and expectations. (I personally will never buy an EV, but that's just me. For you it may work out.) No flame war, if it works for you then buy one. Just don't force me into it, which is what all too many politicians and bureaucrats seem to want.
Scotty reminds his viewers over and over and over again. These "reviewers" are bought and paid for. Just follow the money.
Did you read the disclaimer on the video you posted? His whole channel is about hyping EV's and selling EV chargers.
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I believe the future is hybrid and not EV. With hybrid in the city you're using the battery and when you're highway driving or the battery is empty it shifts over to gas and also charges the battery. So you're never stuck having to plug in your car to charge.
There was a few years ago and a bad snow storm that people got stuck in the road. With hybrid or gasoline only they can bring gas for the cars and help turn them on again, but with EVs there isn't that kind of option. And add to it that cold weather lowers the battery range.
So personally no, I would not suggest an EV; my suggestion is hybrid or even plug in hybrid. And even if you still wanted to buy an EV avoid buying a Tesla, they're just poor quality.
The EV is fine if you have deep pockets and are willing to take your wallet out of it.
An EV makes sense if one has easy access to charging, don’t mind waiting for chargers and charging time, and do not exclusively local driving.
An ICE or Hybrid make sense if time is money, just want to gas up and go, and do longer distance driving, or combination driving.
