Comments by "Matthew Nirenberg" (@matthewnirenberg) on "EVs, Charging, Range Anxiety and the Death of the Motorcar (Interview with TNT Radio)" video.

  1. The other thing that the "use public transport" lot all forget is there's plenty of things that can't be done if you have to use public transport. If you fish, hunt, target shoot (archery or firearms), etc. you legally can't use public transport with the required equipment or with the caught fish or hunted meat. Also, if you're a chef you can't take your knives on public transport, nor can you buy knives and take them home on public transport, nor can you take a knife to get sharpened via public transport. Do you want to go camping? Can't take all that equipment on public transport. Are you a sparkie, plumber, etc. - can't take your tools and supplies on public transport. Public transport also fails as it'll never go where everyone needs it to. It'll only ever go where the masses commonly go. Every time people tell me to "use public transport" and I explain why that's not an option their responses are: * Well just don't do [activity], get a real hobby... OR * You're the exception to the rule What I find ridiculous is that I and everyone I know are always the "exception to the rule". Given that EV's and public transport only work for a minority and everyone else is always the "exception to the rule" that means that the ones who are actually the "exception to the rule" are the ones who want EV's and public transport. As for ABC - always be charging. That's 100% exclusive to EV's. I've never heard anyone ever say ABRF - always be re-fueling. One can carry a jerrycan of fuel, one can't carry a spare charge for an EV!
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