Path: ...!news.nobody.at!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Dan Green <dhg99908@hotmail.se>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: OT: An Electric Vehicle Owner Speaks Out
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:49:38 +0100
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 35
Message-ID: <78fj0jhb0gjpdhnek39i6j5ta0e86euept@4ax.com>
References: <q24h0j1bfcrk4a4je3gv438pnohk8npvm5@4ax.com> <seji0j5mvc9b5bd2ppupf0njs23jnslq5s@4ax.com>
Reply-To: dhg99908@hotmail.se
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Injection-Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 19:49:40 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="16ce2b627e81a81220e5b57fc0250949";
	logging-data="2087016"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/XqXJF8bqIcBiZk+Gvys6G7HAD5/jlzAk="
User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272
Cancel-Lock: sha1:c+1LOxlMGEz4a0iVnqDdIOXQWPE=
Bytes: 1967

On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 13:52:19 +0200, Robert Roland <fake@ddress.no>
wrote:

>On Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:22:07 +0000, Cursitor Doom <cd@notformail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>This EV owner has appealed for his unfortunate experience to be a
>>warning to others contemplating buying an electric car. Take heed, and
>>learn from his experience if you are wise....
>>
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Yo4LpksWM
>
>Dear God. After 10 minutes of babbling without getting to the point, I
>turned him off.
>
>Why can't he get to the bloody point?
>
>His message could have been communicated in one or two minutes.

The key points:

EVs should be regarded as disposable

The rate of depreciation is very high.

The charging infrastructure is very poor and charge times are very
long

The car's 'brain' can lock you in or out of the car for no reason

Replacement battery costs are exorbitant

Don't buy an EV.