I appreciate the reply, but I have neither the expertise nor desire to modify things like antennas, etc. I am not capable nor comfortable messing around with things I can't afford to fix if I make a mistake. Mechanics is not my thing. The car should just have an "off" switch for tracking rather than someone messing with it just to get pr…
I appreciate the reply, but I have neither the expertise nor desire to modify things like antennas, etc. I am not capable nor comfortable messing around with things I can't afford to fix if I make a mistake. Mechanics is not my thing. The car should just have an "off" switch for tracking rather than someone messing with it just to get privacy. My old car has no GPS and no tracking and I like that.
I also don't have the means nor the money to generate electricity at home. Even if it existed, it's not feasible for many. Passing through Philly I noticed the unbelievably dense housing units and crowding. How would those who lived in those huge buildings generate their own power? They could not. And, I mentioned before, AEP randomly shut off power for days in a heat wave last summer in Columbus, Ohio. They're under investigation for it. I don't need to be stranded at home due to my power being off. I need to get to work reliably so I can continue to eat and live indoors.
The stoppage of refining oil means no petroleum products, which means no plastics. Right now the system is not in place to completely recycle and reuse all plastics, so for the short term, refined oil is here to stay. Virtually every industry depends on it in some way, including the medical industry. I'm not going to worry about not having gasoline. If we get to that point, I have a feeling there will be one hell of a mess on everyone's hands. No diesel means no food delivery, no medicine, no replacement parts/things to fix your home coming to a Home Depot, no nothing. How many of us are fully self sufficient? I'd say the Amish in northern Ohio come close, but the rest of us aren't.
Columbus to OCNJ, by the way.
I'm glad you're comfortable with EVs and can afford one. I'm not comfortable and see no rational reason whatsoever to spend an insane amount of money (read: go into debt for at least 60K) on something that will need a new battery in a few years (another 25K), especially when I own two fully paid for cars. Buying something I can't afford and don't need or want is is pure insanity, not to mention it means I would have terrible money handling skills. I'll still pass. Call me ignorant if you want, but at least I won't be in debt.
I appreciate the reply, but I have neither the expertise nor desire to modify things like antennas, etc. I am not capable nor comfortable messing around with things I can't afford to fix if I make a mistake. Mechanics is not my thing. The car should just have an "off" switch for tracking rather than someone messing with it just to get privacy. My old car has no GPS and no tracking and I like that.
I also don't have the means nor the money to generate electricity at home. Even if it existed, it's not feasible for many. Passing through Philly I noticed the unbelievably dense housing units and crowding. How would those who lived in those huge buildings generate their own power? They could not. And, I mentioned before, AEP randomly shut off power for days in a heat wave last summer in Columbus, Ohio. They're under investigation for it. I don't need to be stranded at home due to my power being off. I need to get to work reliably so I can continue to eat and live indoors.
The stoppage of refining oil means no petroleum products, which means no plastics. Right now the system is not in place to completely recycle and reuse all plastics, so for the short term, refined oil is here to stay. Virtually every industry depends on it in some way, including the medical industry. I'm not going to worry about not having gasoline. If we get to that point, I have a feeling there will be one hell of a mess on everyone's hands. No diesel means no food delivery, no medicine, no replacement parts/things to fix your home coming to a Home Depot, no nothing. How many of us are fully self sufficient? I'd say the Amish in northern Ohio come close, but the rest of us aren't.
Columbus to OCNJ, by the way.
I'm glad you're comfortable with EVs and can afford one. I'm not comfortable and see no rational reason whatsoever to spend an insane amount of money (read: go into debt for at least 60K) on something that will need a new battery in a few years (another 25K), especially when I own two fully paid for cars. Buying something I can't afford and don't need or want is is pure insanity, not to mention it means I would have terrible money handling skills. I'll still pass. Call me ignorant if you want, but at least I won't be in debt.
Why do you think it would need a new 25k battery in a few years?
See these are the kinds of myths I'm talking about.
It is expected that the packs in current generation gas replacement EVs will last 300-500k miles. Darn near like buying one car and getting two.