Poll Of The Month : If they performed equally on the road (and off) and cost the same, would you buy an E-vehicle or one that runs via an internal combustion engine?
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Poll Of The Month : If they performed equally on the road (and off) and cost the same, would you buy an E-vehicle or one that runs via an internal combustion engine?
This month's poll in the Mirrors For The Mind, Heart and Soul series
I would appreciate if you could elaborate on your perspective in the comments section to spark productive discussion.
I chose neither.
I only buy vehicles when my current set become unusable and financially incapable of repair.
I've never had enough spare money to buy an electric vehicle, they are priced several times as high as my spending cap. my spending cap is usually around a grand, twice in 30 years it's gone as high as 2500 for specialty vehicles.
if I had 5000 to invest in a vehicle I'd get an OLD, pretty or super versatile one, and convert it from ICE to electric myself. then I could choose battery type by use case... gel lead acid for short range in town use, which is most likely, or something higher energy density but more environmentally destructive and higher spontaneous combustion risk for long range.
if I had ten grand to invest I'd get a really pretty one and convert it to electric while tricking out the cockpit and rest of the electrical system to high tech as well, then I'd sell it and repeat the process.
it only takes about 3 grand to convert ICE to electric if you don't have to farm out the labor, use gel lead avoid for storage, and cherry pick parts rather than buying a kit.
The batteries are filthy( mining and production) they are dangerous and expensive to replace and and also pt out incredible EMF radiation.