Consumers have made the switch to electric vehicles

[Joe Capitalist]

I'm not Joe Capitalist, you wife-beating, paranoid fuckwit. Go throw a shrimp on the barbie, dumbass, then kiss your King's ass.

Who's he calling a liar? I didnt write the article.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Douche Duck is lying, as he always does.

In fact, only a scant 6% of new cars sold are electric.

What Percent Of US Car Sales Are Electric? (jdpower.com)

This is why Joe Nazi - a certified Douche Duck Sock - never cites his bullshit. He is nearly always lying.

Wrong again, fuckwit. I'm hoping your wife finds you passed out one night and gives you a Lorena Bobbitt trip. An abusive, lying POS like you deserves it.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Who's he calling a liar? I didnt write the article.

He's a lying, anti-American POS. Everything he posts is fill with delusion and false accusations against Americans. Notice the Aussies can do no wrong in his opinion. He always blames Americans for the world's problems.

 

[Joe Capitalist]

He's a lying, anti-American POS. Everything he posts is fill with delusion and false accusations against Americans. Notice the Aussies can do no wrong in his opinion. He always blames Americans for the world's problems.

Believe me. I know exactly where he's coming from.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Over 60 House Dems Blast Biden Over Bungled Rollout Of Major Energy-Saving Program

Heat pumps also don't work well in buildings or homes that have poor insulation and low energy efficiency.

 

[Joe Capitalist]

Silicon-based batteries will power the future

Ingenious professors found a solution to create a binding material that keeps the silicon from expanding yet retains its innate ability to hold a tremendous amount of charge. Professor Park said on the POSTECH site, “The research holds the potential to significantly increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries through the incorporation of high-capacity anode materials, thereby extending the driving range of electric vehicles.”
Professor Park clarified just how drastic an effect this discovery can have, saying, “Silicon-based anode materials could potentially increase the driving range at least tenfold.” That means that instead of worrying about your Tesla’s battery drying up after 300 miles, your anxiety can take some time off until around the 3,000-mile mark, which means taking that Model S cross country just got a whole lot more appealing.

 

[Lionfish]

Defies Common Sense’: One GOP Gov Is Working To Ditch His State’s EV Mandate

 

[Joe Capitalist]

Tesla’s average maintenance cost was 7.09% of the car’s value, compared to 12.28% for the next best, Lexus. The best individual car was a Tesla Model S at 4.58%, followed by the Model X in second place and the Model 3 in fourth.
This is great news for Tesla buyers, who can expect easy maintenance over their next decade of driving. It’s also good news for reducing pollution in our communities. Because they don’t use gasoline, electric vehicles reduce the need for extensive oil drilling that pollutes nearby water and soil, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EVs also don’t give off toxic exhaust or heat-trapping gases like combustion engines do, as the EPA notes. This is healthy for our planet and lungs in general, and for the improvement of city air quality in particular, so even the average person on the street will benefit as more drivers switch to EVs.

Tesla is helping in the movement toward electric cars. Besides making its vehicles affordable to maintain, the company is also creating a greater variety of vehicle types to appeal to more drivers, and lowering prices on its cars to help buyers take advantage of tax credits.
Reddit users commenting on the maintenance cost study seem unsurprised. “What is there to maintain?” asks one. “I haven’t spent a dime in 7 years in maintenance.”*
“I will never own a gas car again,” writes another, detailing maintenance struggles with their current BMW.***

 

[QP!]

A video for Terry and other maga derps who argue against each and every societal advancement, based on where the Technology is today, while arguing no improvements should be expected in the future.

 

[Lionfish]

 

[Nordberg]

A bunch of Tesla cars were checked in a laboratory. They had over 200,000 miles. The charge degradation was 12 percent. That is not 100 K, but 2.

 

[Walt]

Heat pumps also don't work well in buildings or homes that have poor insulation and low energy efficiency.

Nothing works as well in buildings or homes with poor insulation. That being said, poor insulation can save lives with old furnaces which are extremely dangerous. Heat pumps are far safer.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Nothing works as well in buildings or homes with poor insulation. That being said, poor insulation can save lives with old furnaces which are extremely dangerous. Heat pumps are far safer.

In older homes, gas will still heat the home sufficiently to keep the occupants warm. While it's less efficient than a heat pump, the BTU in gas is sufficiently higher to make it work in those situations. What retards like greentards and Biden think--if you can call what they do thinking--is that switching to a heat pump is something done with magic and no costs attached.

 

[Joe Capitalist]

Wrong again, fuckwit. I'm hoping your wife finds you passed out one night and gives you a Lorena Bobbitt trip. An abusive, lying POS like you deserves it.

This is what I pulled from Uncivilized2008's article:

Electric and hybrid vehicle sales grew massively in 2020, with hybrids increasing by 76% and completely electric vehicles rising by 83%. In 2022, electric car sales increased by 5% as multiple new electric models reached the market.

As electric vehicles become more popular, the price difference between them and conventional ones will narrow significantly. The increased number of charging and plug-in power stations has considerably aided electric vehicle growth. Because of faster charging and more efficient batteries, long-distance travel is becoming easier for owners.

 

[Walt]

In older homes, gas will still heat the home sufficiently to keep the occupants warm. While it's less efficient than a heat pump, the BTU in gas is sufficiently higher to make it work in those situations. What retards like greentards and Biden think--if you can call what they do thinking--is that switching to a heat pump is something done with magic and no costs attached.

Have you ever been to England? A chilly place with even more chilly homes. The hope was that the lack of insulation would somehow keep the furnaces from killing people.

There is no magic, but heat pumps work five times better than gas or coal. That means you can even heat a house with poor insulation five times better. And there are no fumes to kill people.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Have you ever been to England? A chilly place with even more chilly homes. The hope was that the lack of insulation would somehow keep the furnaces from killing people.

There is no magic, but heat pumps work five times better than gas or coal. That means you can even heat a house with poor insulation five times better. And there are no fumes to kill people.

Yes. And, buying a heat pump for your older home there is a waste of time.

This is for the UK...

Typically it costs £10,000 to buy and install a heat pump.
And there is another issue.
Unit for unit, electricity typically costs three times as much as gas.
That means even though your new heat pump is three times as efficient as your gas boiler it costs about the same to run.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66359093

That means you drop 10,000 pounds on a new heat pump and your energy bill stays the same. No reason to replace a working boiler or furnace that runs on gas if it is in good working condition.

High costs and uncertainties cast a chill over Britain’s heat pump market
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...s-cast-a-chill-over-britains-heat-pump-market

And, the experts who make the heat pumps say don't install one in a poorly insulated home.

Bosch tells homeowners heat pumps don’t work in old homes
The heat pump manufacturer is advising homeowners not to install heat pumps in older houses and opt for boilers instead
https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/news/bosch-tells-homeowners-heat-pumps-dont-work-in-old-homes

Time to stop promoting air source heat pumps and ask why they don't work in the UK
https://www.carboncommentary.com/bl...at-pumps-and-ask-why-they-dont-work-in-the-uk

Heat pumps ‘won’t deliver’ with current technology, FMB warns
https://www.building.co.uk/news/hea...-current-technology-fmb-warns/5113163.article

 

[Joe Capitalist]

Have you ever been to England? A chilly place with even more chilly homes. The hope was that the lack of insulation would somehow keep the furnaces from killing people.

There is no magic, but heat pumps work five times better than gas or coal. That means you can even heat a house with poor insulation five times better. And there are no fumes to kill people.

Heat pumps can get their heat from three sources: air, water or geothermal. Air is the least efficient. I lived in a house with a heat pump that used air. When the temperature dropped below freezing, that heat pump would run constantly and blew out cold air.
The best source is geothermal, about five feet underground where the temperature is around 55 degrees. Expensive to install but pays for itself.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Heat pumps can get their heat from three sources: air, water or geothermal. Air is the least efficient. I lived in a house with a heat pump that used air. When the temperature dropped below freezing, that heat pump would run constantly and blew out cold air.
The best source is geothermal, about five feet underground where the temperature is around 55 degrees. Expensive to install but pays for itself.

Unless you have a sizable lot, geothermal and water are not options. In the UK, if you live in a rowhouse with a small yard, there's no way you can use either system. Also, depending on yearly temperatures, the depth of the system can make installation so costly as to be prohibitive. Retrofitting such a system means serious destruction of existing landscape as well.

 

[Lionfish]

Silicon-based batteries will power the future

Ingenious professors found a solution to create a binding material that keeps the silicon from expanding yet retains its innate ability to hold a tremendous amount of charge. Professor Park said on the POSTECH site, “The research holds the potential to significantly increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries through the incorporation of high-capacity anode materials, thereby extending the driving range of electric vehicles.”
Professor Park clarified just how drastic an effect this discovery can have, saying, “Silicon-based anode materials could potentially increase the driving range at least tenfold.” That means that instead of worrying about your Tesla’s battery drying up after 300 miles, your anxiety can take some time off until around the 3,000-mile mark, which means taking that Model S cross country just got a whole lot more appealing.

 

[Kamala Trump]

Consumers have made the switch to electric vehicles

"The performance envelope and the drivability of an electric vehicle makes it so much more desirable than an alternative," he said. "Buying a non-EV just feels very old. Aside from carbon emissions and environmental responsibility, it's just not interesting."
Scaringe also sees a change in the way manufacturers have responded to electric vehicles.
"Up until not too long ago, electrification was sort of a thing you had to do to generate some credits and to look responsible as a company, but they weren't really committed to it," he said. "Now, most big vehicle manufacturers have begun to really lean into their electrification strategies."
Looking ahead, Scaringe said that he believes "policy is going to ping-pong around a little bit, unfortunately."
"Electrification and sustainability have become politicized — it makes no sense at all that it has been, but unfortunately it is," he said, "So as a result of that, you will see a little bit of variation there.*But I don't think, at a macro level, [the trend] is going to change."*
"The slope of the curve is going to continue to be policy that drives toward electrification, policy that drives toward moving off of fossil fuels," Scaringe added. "I think*consumers have made the switch and it's a diode-like switch — it's one directional."

no they haven't. dumb shit.