Monday, March 18, 2024

Something seems to have happened this winter which ended America's love affair with Electric Vehicles

I think it began when this winter was wetter and snowier than expected and colder at times than expected which caused Lithium batteries to not charge right or sometimes not able to be charged at all. This started to devalue a lot the value of all Electric Vehicles.

Now it has become a cascade of loss for electric vehicle owners and makers alike and whole divisions of car companies that make electric vehicles are shutting down. It seems to me to be a reflection of how electric vehicles generally have 35% to 75% more mechanical and electrical problems than most cars do.

There is a reason for this which is that Gasoline and diesel Engines have been perfected for at least 120 years or more so far. This is not true of Electric Vehicles so they have a long way to go to be as good as Gasoline and Diesel vehicles now or in the future. So, you might have to wait another 120 years for electrical vehicles to be as good as gasoline and diesel vehicles are right now.

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