Both the automotive press and the general press have been slow to point out electric vehicles many flaws. From Eric Peters at theburningplatform.com:
Ralph Nader made his name “exposing” the design defects (as he styled them) of the Chevy Corvair.
Leaving aside the fact that what he styled a “defect” was really more a difference – the Corvair was rear-engined and nose-light and so handled differently than the overwhelmingly front-engined and ass-light American cars that drivers of the time were used to, especially when tire pressure recommendations were not adhered to – the relevant thing is that he was cheered – deified – for “exposing” a supposed problem with the car.
Ditto all the other “consumer advocates” who followed in his slimy wake.
Well, where are they now – and why are they all silent?
About electric cars, that is.
Doesn’t the “public” – Nader, et al’s fetish object – have a right to know?
Apparently not.
Instead, a concerted campaign to fluff up the supposed virtues of the electric car – among them that they are – allegedly – “zero” emissions (they’re actually not, it’s just that their emissions are emitted elsewhere).
Meanwhile, the EV’s numerous design deficits (if not defects) are simply not mentioned.
Examples?
One often reads that electric cars cost less to maintain than cars with gas or diesel engines because you’ll never have to change oil and filters or belts or coolant or replace a water pump or hoses. All perfectly true.
But why no mention of the electric car’s battery pack?
Eventually – just like the battery in your laptop and every other battery ever made – it will be less able to accept and store a charge. The cycle of discharge and recharge depletes a battery over time.
To continue reading: Where’s Ralph?
