Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
RAM TRX - TRX-Forum.com
Bronco Raptor - BroncoRaptorForum.com
Forums
GEN 3 (2021+) Ford F-150 Raptor Forums
Ford F-150 Raptor General Discussions [GEN 3]
New video with a Ford Pres
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Chainsaw" data-source="post: 1630472" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I wouldn't worry too much. Realistically, we are decades away from full EV adoption, and it may barely even happen in our lifetimes.</p><p></p><p>Still much to be figured out in terms of upgrading power grid, how people who don't live in single-family homes charge, nationwide charging adapters, etc. Just that stuff will take a decade or two to figure out - can't build power plants overnight.</p><p></p><p>EVs are also wildly discriminatory against lower-income folks, as the vehicles themselves are expensive, and then the required charging ports are not cheap either.</p><p></p><p>If you think the US has a ways to go and a lot of money to spend to get there, what about India? Brazil? China? Africa? How realistic are EVs anytime soon for the 2 billion people in those places, when some of their population doesn't even have power in their homes? It's laughable.</p><p></p><p>And do you really think the Exxons and BPs of the world are going to just shrug their shoulders and fade quietly into the night in the name of "climate progress"?</p><p></p><p>Auto manufacturers, and US/Euro governments, can come up with whatever idealistic targets they want for mandatory EV adoption, but the ICE is not going away for a long, long time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chainsaw, post: 1630472, member: 11965"] I wouldn't worry too much. Realistically, we are decades away from full EV adoption, and it may barely even happen in our lifetimes. Still much to be figured out in terms of upgrading power grid, how people who don't live in single-family homes charge, nationwide charging adapters, etc. Just that stuff will take a decade or two to figure out - can't build power plants overnight. EVs are also wildly discriminatory against lower-income folks, as the vehicles themselves are expensive, and then the required charging ports are not cheap either. If you think the US has a ways to go and a lot of money to spend to get there, what about India? Brazil? China? Africa? How realistic are EVs anytime soon for the 2 billion people in those places, when some of their population doesn't even have power in their homes? It's laughable. And do you really think the Exxons and BPs of the world are going to just shrug their shoulders and fade quietly into the night in the name of "climate progress"? Auto manufacturers, and US/Euro governments, can come up with whatever idealistic targets they want for mandatory EV adoption, but the ICE is not going away for a long, long time. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Members online
pirates1456
WhiskeyTangoGTFO
Butterz
JohnyPython
Rocks2Sand
tominphx
snt505
sukid
OrangemanOtto
Bozz
Gdog
Solidred
ToadSmasher2K1
jakeO
CleverGirl_
Westbayou
zazumanny
Barak
jgsmithsae
Brazerusa
GCATX
GordoJay
MurderedOutSVT
Jakenbake
HighwaySentinel
shank_guru
zamojers
Billy Mc
jekyll537
Turning Blue
kknyrass
IIAWAH808
Johnny@Apollo-Optics
ljn21
10SpdsOfFury
jdm_sixtwo
SCAR911
blazn5667
HighSpeedLowDrag
Skmon
rgz
Bigperm
Swimmer
smurfslayer
Raptor Rob
MORaptor1
wharrell
BBR
hdvvraptor
Bu3askoor
... and 18 more.
Forum statistics
Threads
93,187
Posts
1,955,612
Members
56,468
Latest member
ngodavid23
Forums
GEN 3 (2021+) Ford F-150 Raptor Forums
Ford F-150 Raptor General Discussions [GEN 3]
New video with a Ford Pres
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top