Maybe the cost of a New Truck is being manipulated….

How much pollution does one of them electric cars put out when they are burning?? Where does all the battery components come from, and the list goes on. Nothing but a charade. If you want one buy jt but dont force people too.

 

I understand and agree. I also don’t want to get political but I am a middle of the road type person.

 

How much pollution does one of them gas cars put out when they're burning down?

I guess you could buy a bicycle. Because ev is coming. Whether we like it or not. And China is leading the way.

 

Not near as much pollution as a battery. Look how long the roads have been shut down when one of those big batteries is on fire after a truck accident.

The thing about electric and batteries and “clean air” and the environment is that in this country we see none of the downsides to EV’s at the moment. A new mine gets proposed here and there are lawsuits trying to stop it. China isn’t leading the way, they pretty much control the materials needed to manufacture batteries at this point.

EV’s should be an alternative to internal combustion engines. The market should be allowed to decide what type of vehicle they want, it shouldn’t be mandated with deadlines. But everyone in this country is being sold a bill of goods on “green energy” and EV’s and blah blah. Meanwhile most have zero idea what it takes to actually build that electric vehicle or manufacture the batteries to store power from solar and wind.

I suggest to anyone buying into what they’re selling as green energy and zero emission vehicles that they take the time and read the book Cobalt Red. Maybe take some time and learn where those minerals for the batteries start out and how bad all forms of pollution are where the mining takes place, all so we can pat ourselves on the back here for being “environmentally conscious”.

 

It’s pretty clear the government isn’t going to let reality stand in the way of what they mandate.

 

I have yet to see a commercial vehicle charging station anywhere in our current infrastructure. Not even new truck stops. Can a person even buy a Tesla semi yet?...of course after they've sold all their wordly possesions and financed themselves up the whazoo, all in the name of going green.

 

I dont need a bicycle. I have a gas car. I also dont live in china. Maybe you should ask ford about the electric cars.

 

China is 60% ev on the roads last i heard. Not minerals.

Minerals are irrelevant since new technology is coming out around the world. What we see today. Probably won't exist in 5 years.

VW has partnered with a company producing technology that has a 750 mile range and charges in 15 minutes.

And that's just one partnership.

 

Why not Tesla?

Ev is coming. Whether we like it or not. Start looking at bicycles cuz gas won't be around forever.