Custom Designed on Nostr: Problems with EVs, * too heavy for highway guard rails * fire hazard (much more so ...
Problems with EVs,
* too heavy for highway guard rails
* fire hazard (much more so than gas/diesel)
* 400V electrocution hazard (delays access of emergency workers to a damaged EV)
* much higher pollution from battery production compared to oil refining
* slave labor to mine battery materials (can argue about the degree compared to oil extraction)
* existing EVs are controlled by the manufacturer, and can be (and are) disabled remotely or, for more advanced models, instructed to return themselves to the dealer. You don't actually own them.
* EVs are twice the price for equivalent cargo capacity.
Personally, I would only buy a hybrid (preferably multi-fuel) - never a pure EV.
* too heavy for highway guard rails
* fire hazard (much more so than gas/diesel)
* 400V electrocution hazard (delays access of emergency workers to a damaged EV)
* much higher pollution from battery production compared to oil refining
* slave labor to mine battery materials (can argue about the degree compared to oil extraction)
* existing EVs are controlled by the manufacturer, and can be (and are) disabled remotely or, for more advanced models, instructed to return themselves to the dealer. You don't actually own them.
* EVs are twice the price for equivalent cargo capacity.
Personally, I would only buy a hybrid (preferably multi-fuel) - never a pure EV.