On 7/11/21 10:53 AM, Haudy Kazemi via EV wrote:
In the end, if one believes in an EV future, and wants to put their money where their mouth is, and wants to drive an EV, there are trade-offs to be made. Does one go with a home DIY conversion? That may not be maintainable by a third party. Or with a professional conversion that offers open diagnostics (Maxwell ProMaster)? Or a manufacturer that solely produces EVs, that has years of successful products on the road, but is resistant to allowing or enabling 3rd party diagnostics (Tesla)? Or a manufacturer that isn't dedicated to EVs and has produced some EV products that aren't holding up well (Nissan with Leaf G1)? Or a manufacturer that isn't dedicated to EVs (and has done anti-EV things in the past) and has produced some EV products that are okay, but don't have a national charging grid (GM)? Or a new manufacturer that doesn't have history (Nikola, Rivian, etc.)? There is a saying that seems suitable: the perfect is the enemy of the good.
A VERY good analysis and review. I find nothing to disagree with. I do see EM's perceived personality problems to be insignificant compared to his accomplishments/achievements. And am astonished to find that a major factor with many people.
_______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
