Your wait is over..Sorry, been on the water a lot but back in the office today….That’s all you got for the unprecedented technological leap?....
No oil changes? ..
Really? the average Joe might change his oil once a year, if that…most new cars come with no maintenance cost anyway but even old cars barely get this done and still operate normally…superfluous $50 a year.
The 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much History
“There was a time when the 3,000 miles was a good guideline,” said Philip Reed, senior consumer advice editor for the car site Edmunds.com. “But it’s no longer true for any car bought in the last seven or eight years.”
Oil chemistry and engine technology have improved to the point that most cars can go several thousand more miles before changing the oil, Mr. Reed said. A better average, he said, would be 7,500 between oil changes, and sometimes up to 10,000 miles or more.
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/11/your-money/11shortcuts.html
Less brake wear?
Probably not true as EV’s weigh almost 1000 pounds more on average than an ICE….besides now tire pollution and wear will add to environmental and maintenance costs…
The dirty secret behind your electric vehicles exposed: How the TIRES produce 20% more pollution than their gas equivalents - as experts slam 'big monster' EVs
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Experts warn tires release chemicals and microplastics into the environment
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The typical electric car weighs around 1000 pounds more than gas models
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Why low tailpipe particle emissions may now be dominated by tyre wear.
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When you think of vehicle emissions, you naturally think of the exhaust pipe. Think again.
https://www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/gaining-traction-losing-tread
https://www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/2020/1/28/tyres-not-tailpipe
How EVs Kill
Which is also a
safety problem in that people who do not drive EVs are more likely to be hurt – and hurt more seriously – if their non-EV is
hit by one.That’s because even compact-sized
EVs like the Nissan Leaf – which weighs 3,509 lbs. – are heavier than mid-sized non-electric cars like the Toyota Camry (which weighs 3,310 lbs.).EV trucks and SUVs weigh as much as the heaviest-duty/almost commercial-sized trucks.
The Ford F1-50 Lightning, for instance, weighs in excess of 6,000 lbs. That is more than three tons. If you are driving a Honda Civic that weighs less than 3,000 lbs. and are struck broadside by a Lightning doing 45 through a red light, the number of air bags you have in the Civic won’t matter much – because there won’t be much left of the Civic.
Reduction of noise and smog?
Hardly…the smog from the coal and gas fired plants and massive mining operations and battery production that fuels your EV revolution offset any benefits derived from the car itself…as for noise…they’re adding noise for that feel good bump…
Fake noise will be added to new electric cars starting today in the EU
EU’s legislation says that the sound should be similar to (and not louder than) a traditional combustion engine. It should also give pedestrians an idea of what the vehicle is doing by, for example, synchronizing with a vehicle’s speed. Jaguar has already revealed what its
I-Pace will sound like, and
Nissan announced a concept vehicle back in 2017 that “sings” as it drives.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/1/2...ise-low-speeds-european-union-rules-2019-2021
instant torque?
More a feature than advantage….who cares? just get joe from A to B is what matters
Less maintenance?
Sure…till you have to replace that battery. First generation is now quickly approaching that point and the costs are staggering…additionally you have to dump that battery and create a new one…nice pollution….
Three inconvenient truths about the critical minerals race
China is so far winning the global scramble for metals needed in the green transition
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Few consumers are likely to be familiar with the uses of gallium or germanium. But the chemicals — which are used in solar panels, as well as optical fibres — have acquired newfound fame this month after China announced it would be restricting their export from August 1. The curbs, which seek to preserve Beijing’s “national security and interests”, are a reminder that the west needs to bolster its efforts in the global scramble to secure metals and minerals that are critical for the green transition and new technologies. Demand for vital resources such as lithium, copper, cobalt and nickel is expected to more than double by 2030, as the world rushes to build electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels in mushrooming quantities. Investment in developing these raw materials rose by 30 per cent last year to more than $40bn, according to a report this week from the International Energy Agency. Since mining projects take anywhere from seven to 20 years to realise, accelerating extraction is crucial.
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Unicorns are tuning out to be a donkey with a stick glued to its head….
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