Comments by "TeeKay" (@teekay_1) on "Electric Car Owner SHOCKED by Battery Cost. Scraps car instead!" video.

@WillBecker But when the burn, they not only can't be put out, they will destroy anything near them. This argument is like saying nuclear bombs explode at a far lower rate than conventional bombs.
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@WillBecker over 50% of gasoline car drivers said they'd never consider an EV. By the same token, EVs are unlikely to gain a lot of traction for multiple reasons.
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to be fair, a lot of the crazy things going on today will be looked at as a civilization gone mad in another two decades. And you all know what I'm talking about.
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@DougRutter Betamax as a format actually lasted longer than VHS. Fact.
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@philiphumphrey1548 Electrical cars were popular with the gentry and women back in the early 20th century, primarily because gas cars required the strength of a man to crank. Once Cadillac perfected the electric starter, electric cars went away because of.... and this will shock you ... lack of range and long charging times.
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The EV industry is so lacking in maturity in how it handles simple things like "what is the condition of a battery, and how close is it to end of life" or even "sensors to detect a likely failure mode that will lead to thermal runaway that will gracefully reduce power to eliminate a catastrophic failure" You could argue even gas cars have these simple warnings... temperature gauges, charging gauges, oil pressure gauges, CEL warnings. That will tell you about imminent failure. Back in 1915, you could get away with a gas car that was a tinkerer's dream, but in a completely computerized car, there's actually no excuse for not having failure warnings to the driver, or M/L failure mode detection that would fix problems automatically and eliminate catastrophic battery failure.
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@DougRutter both formats became dinosaurs following the welcome introduction of CD Since CDs did not replace video tape formats, it's hard to understand what you're getting at. I suspect dinosaurs will never accept their major financial errors? Okay, lefty.
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