I one wants to be insulted but if you buy 15 year old cars he wasn’t talking about you. Personally I don’t think people are stupid for any choice. Whatever fits your life and works for you. 15 years from now you may have lots more viable choices.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2020, at 11:38 PM, George Mullineaux via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The "people will be stupid if they buy ICE" statement is exactly what keeps > EV people and ICE people separated. I drive ICE right now because there is no > one that is producing an EV pick-up in the US that will work on my farm. I > have researched the possibility of converting my F250, but have not found the > best solution that will not cost the price of another used ICE. I earn the > kind of money that allows us to drive 15-35 year old vehicles. My wife is > needing another vehicle and I compared a Ford Explorer with a Tesla Model X > that would be smaller but still close to the Explorer. However, $48,000 > compared to $82,000 will never cause me more than a split second of thought. > Please remember some simple courtesies when posting. Everybody is not able to > buy a new vehicle, let alone an EV. I am part of this forum to gain insight, > and I would rather not be insulted. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mark Laity-Snyder via EV > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:06 > To: [email protected] > Cc: Mark Laity-Snyder <[email protected]> > Subject: [External] Re: [EVDL] Million Mile Battery > >>> On 9 Jun 2020 at 9:52, moskowitz via EV wrote: >> >> Extending that lifespan is viewed as a key advance because the pack >> could be reused in a second vehicle. > >> This sounds great IF IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS. Still, I have some trouble >> seeing such a gigantic cycle life increase as a significant advantage >> for the typical EV owner. > And I would NOT bet against Tesla. They have brought EVs into the > mainstream. Everything they have said they would do in their first mission > statement has come to pass. Much of their 2nd mission statement is happening > or will happen soon. If they say they have a million mile battery. I am > betting they have such a battery. The future will change very soon for EVs. > We will soon have EVs cheaper than ICEs and people will be stupid if they buy > ICE (not that they aren't already if they have the money to buy EV). > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20200611/12be03e9/attachment.html__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!tqDoGTtV-kd3EOR_lKofd4ujMURdozFgweNAAQQEgiw-q11S1ZVORTOgWh-nokiQBJOB2JeCXp30cAs$ > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html*usub__;Iw!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!tqDoGTtV-kd3EOR_lKofd4ujMURdozFgweNAAQQEgiw-q11S1ZVORTOgWh-nokiQBJOB2JeCmBOK1uY$ > ARCHIVE: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!tqDoGTtV-kd3EOR_lKofd4ujMURdozFgweNAAQQEgiw-q11S1ZVORTOgWh-nokiQBJOB2JeCrj4_hLY$ > INFO: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!tqDoGTtV-kd3EOR_lKofd4ujMURdozFgweNAAQQEgiw-q11S1ZVORTOgWh-nokiQBJOB2JeC5ptdah8$ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA__;!!CvttNVKvMsQ7MGjF!tqDoGTtV-kd3EOR_lKofd4ujMURdozFgweNAAQQEgiw-q11S1ZVORTOgWh-nokiQBJOB2JeCjfBwRWk$ > ) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
