The day after they outlaw internal combustion autos, they’ll discover all the problems with EV, all to keep us from going anywhere by any means other than walking, biking, and mass transit. From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
We are told that replacing the cars and trucks we have with battery-powered devices that cost more and weigh a lot more and that entail using up more natural resources is a necessary transition.
In fact, it is “necessary” . . . to set the stage for the next transition.
That being the elimination of personal transportation. They didn’t tell us this at the beginning of this transition, of course – for all the obvious reasons. Just as they did not tell us that a “case” does not mean someone’s sick, that “masks” don’t work and that “vaccines” won’t stop the spread.
Now they are telling us what will become “necessary” – once the transition to battery powered devices becomes a fait accompli.
“Heavier EVs are Causing Safety and Pollution Problems,” reads the banner headline in today’s Automotive News. “The progress automakers made taking weight off vehicles over the past decade is quickly being erased by EVs, jeopardizing safety and causing pollution.”
This is all true, of course.
EVs are almost . . . ludicrously heavy, on account of the weight of their batteries. A typical small EV weighs a third again more than an otherwise similar non-electric car. Electric trucks weigh as much as two (or more) mid-sized non-electric cars. And this weight adds weight – the heavier structure needed to handle the weight of a battery that weighs a lot more than most V8 engines (the latter weigh about 500 pounds fully dressed; a typical EV battery pack weighs close to twice that and some – as in EV trucks – weigh four times that). Plus the additional weight necessary to protect that fire-prone battery from being damaged – and catching fire.
