Same here, I could write a series of novels. What I learned from many decades of dealing with the public and selling to them, is most/all buyers are liars, and denial is a very powerful defense mechanism. Along with a slew of other very useful information which has helped me tremendously over the years.
Pretty much. I could care less about hugging a tree. Stomping a mudhole in a Corvette is much more fun.
I'm betting those electric cars outweigh the trucks by at least 1,000 lbs if not more.
When there are more E. V. s being charged on the power grid, eventually it won't be able to sustain the demand. Especially in the summer. California wants to implement a tax on electric cars since they can't get them for a gas tax for road repair fund. In the Northeast, they want to charge a congestion tax to people. Weird how we came over on the Mayflower to get away from the issues, taxes and tyranny only to see it here now.
Corvette, especially this new look has seen a lot of wrecks. This new engine configuration is something new to corvettes and their fan base is used to FR setup. Now, MR they are having to catch up with learning the cars physics like all the Italian cars, Porsche RR, and MR2 & NSX. Got me thinking, all these E. V. cars will ruin the SEMA and aftermarket parts companies. Won't need a Borla exhaust or headers on a Tesla.. or will you? Apparently they make a kit to give the electric car "sound". It must be the most boring car to drive. I would rather have a 91 Honda CRX Si with a 5 speed and 5,000$ in performance parts than a Tesla. It's the fun factor and regardless how fast the energizer car is, it's fun factor is almost none.
The vast majority of EV charging is done at night, during low load and cheaper rates.
Nope I have already seen people do that. Putting those non EV tires on an EV is wearing them out even faster.
Might want to mention what you're comparing. The only really heavy ones are also SUVs and trucks.
Slap a few hundred dollars additional road tax on them and it will definitely turn more people off to them.
Most places already have a $100-$300 road tax. It's $200 a year here in Wisconsin.
A lot does go by rail but the tractor trailers are still needed to get the containers from the train station to distribution center. Port cities like the one I live in see this all the time. From the big container ships to trains and trucks and off to the consumer.
Yep, and it is not equitable, at least here in sunny CA, because you pay the same if you drive 10 miles per year or 20K. And you would have to drive like 20K to consume the road tax. I think the EV road tax is something over $100 per year paid at registration; I forget.
I definitely pay way more than my share at $200 a year for around 6,000 miles.
Its not ruining aftermarket. Now its making Americans think more European. Learn to wedge a suspension. The power is already there. Focus is on chassis.
