Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Out of Spec Reviews"
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@catbert7 Yes, in your fantasy utopia everything always works 100% of the time. You've clearly never lived in a frigid climate before. And in my area, 100miles of range is nothing at all. That wouldn't even get me to my Dad's house and back. Also, my car and both of my airplanes cost me less than a single EV. For the cost of an EV, I can buy gas for my car for 32yrs (based upon my average monthly bill for gas over the past 10yrs, yes I keep detailed list of every penny I spend).
Also, wind, solar, and hydro are not viable in my area due to the long dark winters, nearly perpetual cloud cover, irregular winds, etc.
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To be clear, EVs are fine for some people and some places and applications. Technology will evolve, but there are limits too (laws of physics and thermodynamics). However, FORCING people to buy EVs against their will is 100% unacceptable Communist nonsense. CA is going to get a hard lesson in this, on top of their other myriad of failures they never learn from (mismanaging water resources, mismanaging their forests, mismanaging their economy, rampant corruption, one-party communist government...).
Also, 100% of EVs are built on the backs of slave and child labor in Africa (enslaved black Africans and children). I love watching all these smug green thumbs act morally superior as they benefit from slavery and turn a blind eye to it. All the major companies are buying slave-mined lithium, cobalt, etc. as there is not enough material to go around from other sources. Tesla, Apple, all of them. They sweep it under the rug and you're all ok with it so long as it isn't happening it your backyard.
Also consider the fact a used ICE car can last 30+yrs. The typical EV lasts 10yrs before needing a battery replacement, at which point the combined cost of a used car and a new battery means it's cheaper to buy a new EV instead. New EVs are too expensive for the average person to think about owning. And every time you throw away a used EV to make a new one, you are using more material and energy, offsetting any gains saved. The total lifetime carbon cost of an EV (mining, manufacturing, driving, maintenance...) is only offset after up to 10yrs of driving the EV... But the lifetime carbon footprint of an ICE that last 30yrs or more is far less than an EV that gets recycled every 10yrs, even if it's daily driving burns fuel. But the problem is EVs are too expensive, and there is little to no used car market for them as a result. I've never owned a car that was less than 8yrs old, and can buy multiple cars and/or airplanes for the price of a single EV.
Also, the claim that CO2 is causing some sort of climate change is a bold faced lie that is in direct conflict with scientifically proven facts and evidence going back over 100yrs.
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