Given current infrastructure, I do not want to have to choose between running the a/c at my house or charging a car to go places and while that isn't necessarily a direct choice at the moment, given what is happening in global energy policy (specifically the EU) it isn't that far fetched. The diversification of sorts seems reasonable at…
Given current infrastructure, I do not want to have to choose between running the a/c at my house or charging a car to go places and while that isn't necessarily a direct choice at the moment, given what is happening in global energy policy (specifically the EU) it isn't that far fetched. The diversification of sorts seems reasonable at this point in time to me.
To those making the repetitive arguments for hybrid EVs, I don't think the world views hybrid EVs as equivalent to EVs so this survey is about pure EVs which is what seems to be getting press and momentum these days. I would be much more inclined to entertain purchasing an improved hybrid EV over a pure EV over time even though I am a car enthusiast and for some of the reasons listed below enjoy ICE ownership.
I continue to be baffled as to why the industry pushes towards pure EV over hybrid EV in spite of the sense it makes to pursue hybrid EV at the very least as a transition into more EVs if that is in-fact the ultimate objective. This whole green energy movement seems to be fixated on moving from where we are today to where they think they want to be all in one very quick and fell swoop opposed to working in that direction with a logical timeline that would allow for resources to be deployed, systems to be developed and perhaps even objectives being achieved.
Consumers prefer the pure BEV over a hybrid. Most people who buy EVs buy them for city travel and maybe the odd longer range travel is Ok providing charging stations are available or they will have a truck or SUV for longer range or large payload travel. No need to have any incentives at this point, EVs are mainstream. Politicians are pushing EVs now because their solar & wind energy scam is being blown wide open and they are trying to divert attention from that fact.
I disagree about defining those events as a revolution. People overthrew governments weak enough to fall on their own, which is exactly what happened in Bulgaria. We didn't even have protests. The government simply resigned. It's been repeatedly called "a bloodless revolution", I suppose only to use the word revolution because it sounds so self-satisfying. Romania's approach could probably be defined as a revolution, since they did protest, they did riot and they did shoot their dictators... and where is Romania 30+ years later? One of the poorest countries in Europe. That's how well it worked. Note that I am not comparing Romania today to Romania under Ceausescu -- Ceausescu absolutely deserved to be executed. I am only talking about the supposedly beneficial results of revolutions.
Well they sure as hell weren't evolution. If they weren't evolution what were they? I don't know about Romania & Bulgaria but certainly East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia & Hungary did far better exiting the Soviet Union. And Russia has done better after the corrupt Yeltsin destroyed Russia, although they still have a private Western Bankster Central Bank they need to overthrow (revolt against). You ain't going to overthrow the Bankster cartel in the west without a revolution.
Given current infrastructure, I do not want to have to choose between running the a/c at my house or charging a car to go places and while that isn't necessarily a direct choice at the moment, given what is happening in global energy policy (specifically the EU) it isn't that far fetched. The diversification of sorts seems reasonable at this point in time to me.
To those making the repetitive arguments for hybrid EVs, I don't think the world views hybrid EVs as equivalent to EVs so this survey is about pure EVs which is what seems to be getting press and momentum these days. I would be much more inclined to entertain purchasing an improved hybrid EV over a pure EV over time even though I am a car enthusiast and for some of the reasons listed below enjoy ICE ownership.
I continue to be baffled as to why the industry pushes towards pure EV over hybrid EV in spite of the sense it makes to pursue hybrid EV at the very least as a transition into more EVs if that is in-fact the ultimate objective. This whole green energy movement seems to be fixated on moving from where we are today to where they think they want to be all in one very quick and fell swoop opposed to working in that direction with a logical timeline that would allow for resources to be deployed, systems to be developed and perhaps even objectives being achieved.
Consumers prefer the pure BEV over a hybrid. Most people who buy EVs buy them for city travel and maybe the odd longer range travel is Ok providing charging stations are available or they will have a truck or SUV for longer range or large payload travel. No need to have any incentives at this point, EVs are mainstream. Politicians are pushing EVs now because their solar & wind energy scam is being blown wide open and they are trying to divert attention from that fact.
Indeed, revolution is being overwhelmingly preferred to evolution. As if there isn't abundant evidence that all revolutions end in disaster.
Revolution worked pretty good in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, East Germany & Bulgaria 30yrs ago.
I disagree about defining those events as a revolution. People overthrew governments weak enough to fall on their own, which is exactly what happened in Bulgaria. We didn't even have protests. The government simply resigned. It's been repeatedly called "a bloodless revolution", I suppose only to use the word revolution because it sounds so self-satisfying. Romania's approach could probably be defined as a revolution, since they did protest, they did riot and they did shoot their dictators... and where is Romania 30+ years later? One of the poorest countries in Europe. That's how well it worked. Note that I am not comparing Romania today to Romania under Ceausescu -- Ceausescu absolutely deserved to be executed. I am only talking about the supposedly beneficial results of revolutions.
Well they sure as hell weren't evolution. If they weren't evolution what were they? I don't know about Romania & Bulgaria but certainly East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia & Hungary did far better exiting the Soviet Union. And Russia has done better after the corrupt Yeltsin destroyed Russia, although they still have a private Western Bankster Central Bank they need to overthrow (revolt against). You ain't going to overthrow the Bankster cartel in the west without a revolution.