And then the US and Canada shoot themselves in the foot and tariff Chinese vehicles because apparently corporate welfare in Detroit trumps (pun intended) being competitive globally.
@Roundandroundwego no one will disagree with that statement, but consider just how huge that investment would have to be. BTW, are you speaking about all of the Americans or only US?
The adoption of EV's isn't quite that simple, James. In Canada for example, we are too far north to make EV's a viable option because the average winter temperatures are too low. This causes the EV's range to drop off dramatically when the temp falls below the freezing mark and then gets worse the lower you go below freezing 32*F/ 0*C.
Fully electric vehicles were designed to be operated at temperatures of 59*F/15*C at 'standard' barometric pressure which is what ALL data is based on from every EV manufacturer. Nobody provides range data on a -30* day because that information would tank the industry faster than Musk himself can do!
In Scandinavian countries for example, the winter temps are very low of course but the distances are short no matter where you go in Scandinavia. There are also a lot of recharging stations everywhere you look which are solar powered, especially in remote areas!
Therefore, this isn't just about appeasing the oil-man, this is about approaching a problem that is too early in EV's infancy to bring all cars in line with EV technology at this time.
What grossly lags behind EV technology is the infrastructure that must support EV technology, to recharge all these EV's which simply are not in place yet.
@samueltyler2 You actually exhaust yourself, sam. Anything I've written to you so far in this thread made no mention whatsoever about citizens having control over anything. That one came straight out of your own mind and I don't know where you could have otherwise gotten it from.
@thisguy20 Is this what you are talking about? The Detroit Electric was an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Company in Detroit, Michigan. The company built 13,000 electric cars from 1907 to 1939. The marque was revived in 2008 by Albert Lam, former Group CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group and executive director of Lotus Cars of England. to produce modern all-electric cars by Detroit Electric.
@kodiac what statistics do you have to show how many EVs on the road need new batteries? What are the savings in routine maintenance and repairs obtained during the years the EV live before needing new batteries?
@BizSuitStacy In 2025, over 280 locations across the U.S. broke daily heat records during a significant heat wave, with many all-time records set or tied, particularly in June. The year is also on track to be one of the hottest on record globally.
