fourgearsavoy
Well-Known Member
I follow some is chick's small engine Youtube videos and she has a good one with this "going green" video about California's ban on gas power equipment .
Lol, rather certain you could have fun coming up with any trashy handle you can think of for guyacanic’s allowed in the GD. I’d help you; but I’m a geezeracanic.Chickanic?
Is that what they call us now???
Lol, rather certain you could have fun coming up with any trashy handle you can think of for guyacanic’s allowed in the GD. I’d help you; but I’m a geezeracanic.
Maybe They can force auto makers to sell EV’s, but they can’t force us to buy them. If they sit on a lot and collect dust something will change. If I lived in CA I would have bought a lifetime of gas powered outdoor equipment. Or simply drive to neighboring state to give them my tax $. The money talks.It is ramming stuff down our throats – exactly as with EV’s, when we are in NO way having the capability, or capacity being prepared for it. The waiting line for car chargers is an easy for instance, not forgetting all the other ills with EV’s. I have battery operated tools I like, drills, circular, chainsaw, sawzall, power sweeper I just purchased, adding that feature to the weed whacker. I’m not cutting an acre of grass with an electric or battery mower and don’t see this in the near future. Still have a bunch of old electric tools I still use. And I’ll need more batteries, despite my rapid chargers, as in two-years of use, I see mine have a shorter life btw charging. Hybrid vehicles? Never owned one, couple people I know having them, have been happy with them. Don’t know their useful life battery-wise or what it costs to replace the batteries in these vehicles. Far as I’ve read, if a battery goes on an EV, could be more than the vehicle is worth at some point.
MO, HUGE mistake FORCING this stuff onto the public, many I gather are uninformed for one reason or another. Got a glimpse of this discussing EV’s with my daughters who were all enthralled with them. Only positive thing is they’ve said nothing about buying an EV post-discussion. Few months ago at a hotel we were staying at – had three charging stations all occupied. It was around 9PM when I arrived. If I had an EV needing to be charged up next morning to take off – what’s the drill here? Do those people at the chargers get up later in the night to move their cars to open them up, or do they just stay in bed? Do I get up later walking out there hoping to find a vacant station and it’s still occupied? If so, what to do; tell the desk clerk to wake them up? WTF? Yep, people lets all run out to buy an EV. Meanwhile, all the friggin black SUV’s and limo’s (include the beast) carting our prez and other officials around are not EV’s and they let those idle for hours to stay warm or cold for their comfort. Did I say WTF or should it be - GTFOH?
Enough to vote the people mandating them into office. Which is both the problem, and the plan.Part of the issue, MO, is an uninformed public as I mentioned my conversation with my daughters and wife. At first it was their saying of course I would be against EV’s as I’m a lover of old cars and such, not being concerned about gas consumption and a greener planet. Well, they’re not knowledgeable car people and what they’ve heard…all they’ve heard is less pollution, not consuming gas, oh saving the cost on gas, and easy plug-in like their phones.
So walked them through all the things I’ve read about mfg EV’s, mining raw materials for batteries, and more sad stories on them which our admin and media are NOT saying…unless you look deeper, to the sources actually talking about this. Spent a good half-hour on this. To sum it up, they found a different perspective they were NOT aware of about planet damage, hazards, capable-reliable sources to keep them charged up, adding charging isn’t free. My youngest has a 450-mile round trip to visit us. When you get here, we don’t have the required charger. Not much around us for miles having charging stations. Yeah, think this through. Where are you going to get it charged? Will those be occupied or even work, since I’ve heard about them not working? I said okay, don’t take my word for it – RESEARCH this please though before you go buy one..
How many MILLIONS of people are out there thinking EV’s are the best thing since sliced bread?
Oh, the Tesla roving pit crew didn't swing in and change them for free? No unicorn farts dusted around the car while the tires were changed? Huh, I'm disappointed to learn this.My friend works at a tire shop,and told me that a guy with a Tesla came in for two tires because his girlfriend curbed them and they failed. 2 grand later he was back on the road!