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And I wasn't seeing a bunch of EVs running around in the UK/Ireland. And I was looking.
I did notice the car dealerships had a lot of new cars on them, some packed full. So it's not like cars of any type are flying off the lots best I could tell.
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Dont know when or where you were but I reckon every 10th car I see on the road is electric now, moreso in cities.
We also have at least a 6 month wait for ANY new car, electric BMWs are up to 24 months, I think they are selling cars TBH.
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Because if sales keep going at this tidal wave effect, people will have to get out their hamster wheel and hook it to a generator to keep their car charged.
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We are paying 7 pence per kWH to charge our e-tron at home. Thats about USD 10 per "tank" of fuel. No-one has suggested theres any possibility of running out of power.
How you charge the car from a block of flats, now that one .........
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It's probably why PM Rishi Sunak was on TV the other day saying basically, when it came to infrastructure, they bit off more than they could chew and may have to revise goals a bit concerning EV and ICE production.
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No, that was because hes a liar and his party have no ****ing idea what they are doing, not because net zero isnt possible.
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One can make an argument for EVs, but the narrative seems to be out of sync with reality. I haven't seen any figures on repeat sales.
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Every person I know with an EV is intending to replace with another EV. Everyone.
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How? Um...it's electric. So no emissions, right? Wrong. Oh, now Nissan modified its ads to say zero tailpipe emissions.
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Where would you prefer emissions to be produced, where your kids play and go to school or in the middle of nowhere? And UK is currently 30% renewable power generation, Norway sits at 98%.
Im not saying Im an expert but I own an EV, and live in country with renewable power generation where 20% of new car sales are electric. I reckon we are ~5 years further down the road than the USA and they are becoming a viable choice for more and more people
As Ive said before, the infrastructure needs improving and the cars have their faults, but as a concept I dont understand why they get hated on so much, the positive definitely outweigh the negatives.