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LibertyGal | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The government forcing a technology on people are banning another is evil.  Lying about the benefits of one technology over another is also evil.  Both need to be addressed.  I do agree that anyone who wants to buy and drive an EV should be allowed to do so.  I just don't think they should be encouraged to do so by regulation or lies.
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mleku | 4 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 i've lived with two small EV transport devices and i prefer and will be getting a good old fashioned muscle powered bicycle in the near future

the technology is still very immature and the power density is low and the regulations around power levels are extremely stupid especially for unlicensed EVs like ebikes and scooters, 250w power is not enough to move an adult male up all but the most gentle slopes and even 350 is piss and when you are going to 500W you then also will start to need more capacity to maintain range

they are just piss poor at range, and the combination of an adequate power moter and battery weight leave you with an efficiency that is below even a crappy 30 year old diesel powered vehicle

people don't even talk about that, the power loss from generator to charging point is already 20%, and the weight cost and further efficiency losses due to the battery don't compensate the difference compared to internal combustion

ICE has a perfect balance of efficiency and weight that EV can't compete with until you can quadruple the energy density of the battery, period.

and look at what they have running some of the charging points in more outlying areas... yeah, diesel engines lol

move the pollution, but increase it, and replace it with a superior smug elitist attitude, no thank you