The future of EVs? Maybe not so bad?

[ttmott]

That looked like a 2002 you passed. Sounded pretty knarly.

I think it was. He had it pretty tricked out. Both of our first time at Sebring Raceway. The huge Brembo brakes on my car simply gave up chasing down that Mitsubishi that got around me; that little thing was a rocket around the corners.

 

[Almightys]

Or thieves steal your charge cord at night. Lot of us on the right coast don’t have garages.
Never in my lifetime. I’d rather drive a rusted 70s Ford Maverick.
Dam, I never should have sold that car. The $100 wasn’t worth the loss.

The cars alarm goes off if you try to remove the cord. There is also a lock which prevents it from being unplugged as well

 

[Pirate Lady]

The cars alarm goes off if you try to remove the cord. There is also a lock which prevents it from being unplugged as well

That is pretty cool they thought of that. Still no.

 

[techmitch]

How bout, your at Atlanta Motor Speedway at a Nascar race (sitting in turn 3) 1983-1999, they drop the white flag.
20 laps in or you are wound up with the smell of the rubber and fuel, your chest and balls rattle every time they come by, the fans are,... well Nascar fans, you look over at you brother next to you and try to decide which one of you has a bigger smile. Then you go to take a big pull on your drink only to realize as you take a drink that .25 seconds before you started to drink it that you saw it was covered with rubber powder floating on top.

 

[Nater Potater]

I was at the Salt Flats a couple of years ago and got to witness the Buckeye Bullet run at over 350 miles per hour. It's a pretty slick rig.
Here's a video from 2016(?) about the car:

 

[copb8tx]

I'm a huge petrol head with a big US pickup, 70 Mach 1, German 911 gt3 and season tickets to F1 since it came back to the US. That said, I can see a lot of good in some of the upcoming EVs. They're excellent in the right place and time and are definitely not toys. I can get easily see getting one for my wife's next car.

 

[ttmott]

I get it on the utility of the EV's but think about the resale value. Currently the battery packs have limited livecycle (like 10 to 15 years) so really the car needs to rotate out in five or six years to salvage any residual value at all. I don't think the utility value is there - yet...

 

[Golfman25]

EVs are great as an option for those that the vehicle fits. But the current forced adoption is a recipe for disaster. They are a suburban vehicle. I don’t see how they’ll work in a city like Chicago where everyone parks on the street. Or in rural areas where people dive a lot of miles. Not to mention the power grid isn’t anywhere near ready. And the environmental disaster that is mining for the minerals to make the batteries.

 

[Havana Shamrock]

Our model Y gets 315 miles and the Tesla charging grid is the largest out there. Our friends have a model S and drive from NJ to Fla all the time without a hick up with charging outside of your home for around $12 per 300 miles and supercharging time averaging 30 mins it is getting easier to road trip with these cars for sure.
Our brake pads last 100,000 miles due to the Re-Gen braking the car updates itself over WiFi while your sleeping and there is almost Zero maintenance.
The range is gettin* greater almost monthly as the new S gets over 400 miles per charge my gas cars need $60-$80 of gas for that range.
We love the car but they’re NOT for everyone.

 

[sbw1]

And here in five or eight-years batteries are going through another evolution to sulfur based which can charge and discharge even faster than the current lithium batteries. I just read this morning that Tesla has a battery pack that can take their cars to over 700 miles on a single charge. But I still need the hydrocarbon noise...

Wouldn't faster discharge be a disadvantage? Understand faster charging is good. But running one down faster sounds counterintuitive and not good.

 

[dvx216]

60% of the electric in the United States is generated by fossil fuel which will not change because it's needed for demand and reliability . With that said the cost ,slow recharge, Limited range, cost of and limited raw supplies needed to make batteries and the fact recycling of used up batteries is still unknow all are reason EV will not replace combustion engines. If everyone own's a EV car across America plugs in after 6:00 to get charged this will eliminate Off Peak time for generation. Off Peak is when the US. manufacturing saves money on their electric bill . If you take that savings away from them we will all pay the the price for it. Remember those 60% Power Plants will fill the void not Wind or Solar. Now here in the East because of the rust belt the Grid and what's left of all the Power Plants the supply will not be a problem Mid and the West can't say that.

 

[sbw1]

The cars alarm goes off if you try to remove the cord. There is also a lock which prevents it from being unplugged as well

Ever heard a car alarm blaring away while people walk by and casually go about their business? "Nothing to see here folks. Keeping moving."

 

[TimW]

Only problem I see is that when our electric grid gets hacked again where do you stick the plug for a charge ?

Doesn’t even need to get hacked.

The grid is marginal in a lot of places already.
Can you imagine Califuknia? They can’t keep the lights on now. Now imagine mostly electric cars!!

The average tesla takes the same amount of kW to charge as my 110 year old INEFFICIENT house uses in 3-4 DAYS!!

 

[Blueone]

That is pretty cool they thought of that. Still no.

no....they kept getting stolen so they had to do something

 

[Blueone]

The grid is marginal in a lot of places already.
Can you imagine Califuknia? They can’t keep the lights on now. Now imagine mostly electric cars !

They already thought of that …. How unbelievable can it get

 

[Golfman25]

They already thought of that

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Just put some wheels on that and hook up like a trailer -- unlimited range.

 

[Spark600]

Until you run out of diesel fuel.

 

[Carpediem44DB]

Its been a while since I have seen one on TV but I saw a couple of the electric version of F1 and thought it was a big yawn fest. As a kid when in germany in 71 I think, my Dad took us to Nuremburg Ring to watch an F1 race and got to see Jackie Stewart race, I was hooked. The smells and noise are just too much of the experience to give up. I am sure I would not have the slightest interest in watching an E race in person, let alone on TV. Just as soon play a racing video game which I have zero interest in as well.
I can see owning and driving an EV for the sheer utility but not for enjoyment.
CD

 

[TimW]

Just put some wheels on that and hook up like a trailer -- unlimited range.

I've seen pictures of roadside service vehicles with just such a device.

Isn't it MUCH easier to deliver a 5 gallon can when someone runs out of gas?

 

[JayhawkCurtis]

When I have to drive from north of
Detroit to Kansas City, MO for work im not interested in sitting for an hour and a half twice charging a car to get there. Thanks ill keep my duramax. My duramax will still be running post two battery changes in those “golf carts”

What year duramax you have? I have an 08 (the year before they added def) that I bought new, has 260k miles on it. I deleted the exhaust filter, and put a tuner on it. I’ll probably drive it til they put me in the ground.