Hi - Just wanted to look for a post about what Scotty would want out of an EV. sorry if my search skills made me overlook if this has been answered
I agree with the criticism Scotty has about EVs. Did he post what the requirements are for him to seriously consider one? I understand all the bells and whistles and "Anti-Repair" elements are his most common repeated concerns. I'm wondering if it's been consolidated - like a wish list or QA spec sheet - what are the realistic grounded conditions EV would get Scotty's respect?
An example would be the BYD seagull- it's supposed to not have any bells and whistles, and it can be sold for 12k USD - what would it have to be? I dont know of any EV targeting Low End - other than BYD.
I want to know how far the gap is and if that gap gets smaller over time.
EVs are not efficient if you drive long distance for a living. Until they can master fully charging cars within 10 minutes, and there's sufficient electric infrastructure to charge those cars, without causing brown-out conditions, I'm staying with gas cars. Scotty mentioned when he was still in Houston that the entire grid will need redoing, which will be astronomically expensive. Most of the current electricity grid was designed with gas cars in mind, not EVs. It takes A LOT of electricity to charge one EV, let alone 1000s of them. It won't be happening overnight.
Mining rare earth metals is also only possible in a limited number of counties, namely China. China doesn’t have any concern for the environment, and most REMs are mined in China. China is also a communist country and they loathe the United States. They're always hacking into US computer systems in order to steal proprietary information. The Chinese partially compromised the B-2 Spirit program back in 2005. I'm not going to risk being dependent on another country who hates us for batteries that would be our lifeline.
Scotty would have to speak for himself.
It seems that most of the EV fanboys think that everyone is going to buy a brand-new car. Many cannot afford that. Others (such as myself) are too cheap and unwilling to spend that kind of money. I would need an EV about 15-20 years old that is still fully functional without requiring major repairs (no battery replacement needed for 8-10 years), and having the same usability and DIY repair possibility as a gasoline model. I would need it to be able to fully recharge in about 5 minutes and drive at least 300 miles under real-world conditions on a single charge - all without damaging the battery pack. Such a used EV should sell for no more than a few thousand dollars. (As an example my current daily driver is a 1997 model purchased in 2011 for $1500. Of course it has required repairs since that time but all have been done myself except those requiring special equipment such as an alignment rack.)
Point me to the electric car that meets those criteria and perhaps I will consider it. Until then - NO SALE.
I'm also waiting until EVs can go 300 miles on a 5 minute charge. Otherwise they're too inconvenient compared to petroleum vehicles.
