I want the best vehicle I can get for the dollar. If that happens to be electric, great. 900 hp electric pickup with a 0 to 60 in 2 seconds sounds great.
What I don't want is the government to tell me what I'm supposed to think is best.
Serious question, have you driven an electric car?
It's so smooth and full of torque. I have a 2nd gen Chevy volt, I've also owned a BMW i3. Both were used in great condition for under 16k. My brake pads and rotors still look brand new at 72,000 miles. My odometer reads 72000 but the engine barely has 30,000. Plugs into 110v outlet, charges overnight.
What I'm trying to say is it's like western digital saying we are going to quit making platter drives by 2025. Not because they don't want you to have 16TB Drives for $250 but because the cheap SSD will be that good by then.
By 2035, the cheapest best car will be electric because electric cars are better in every way except range, they'll fix that.
The only gas car I would consider is the new mid engine Corvette, if I won the lottery. Mainly for historical purposes.
Serious question, have you driven an electric car?
Yep. They're nice. But they don't fit my use model. I'm very big on range, backups, and hauling heavy shit; three things that electric vehicles are shit at. Any country folk (those of us who actually use our trucks) are not going to want an electric vehicle... it simply won't do what we need it to do.
I certainly agree we aren't anywhere close to having a good electric pickup but they are actually great at hauling stuff, it's just the battery range issue
I'm not with you on that.
I want the best vehicle I can get for the dollar. If that happens to be electric, great. 900 hp electric pickup with a 0 to 60 in 2 seconds sounds great.
What I don't want is the government to tell me what I'm supposed to think is best.
Serious question, have you driven an electric car?
It's so smooth and full of torque. I have a 2nd gen Chevy volt, I've also owned a BMW i3. Both were used in great condition for under 16k. My brake pads and rotors still look brand new at 72,000 miles. My odometer reads 72000 but the engine barely has 30,000. Plugs into 110v outlet, charges overnight.
What I'm trying to say is it's like western digital saying we are going to quit making platter drives by 2025. Not because they don't want you to have 16TB Drives for $250 but because the cheap SSD will be that good by then.
By 2035, the cheapest best car will be electric because electric cars are better in every way except range, they'll fix that.
The only gas car I would consider is the new mid engine Corvette, if I won the lottery. Mainly for historical purposes.
Yep. They're nice. But they don't fit my use model. I'm very big on range, backups, and hauling heavy shit; three things that electric vehicles are shit at. Any country folk (those of us who actually use our trucks) are not going to want an electric vehicle... it simply won't do what we need it to do.
I certainly agree we aren't anywhere close to having a good electric pickup but they are actually great at hauling stuff, it's just the battery range issue
Until you have to replace the batteries...or the fucking thing catches fire.
Of course that's a matter for the courts...