Electric vehicles have an efficiency problem

[TBoneTX 48,060]

The thought has crossed my mind more than once about declaring "selective" martial law in California to rid them of various whacko, objectively harmful decisions, ideally those made by unelected boards/bureaucrats.  When one starts reversing policies enacted by elected officials, it becomes a slippery slope.

 

Maybe nationalizing certain industries is a possibility, but I don't see many, if any, relevant ones to undergo that.

[TBoneTX 48,060]

Tesla Introduces Self-Crashing Car For Women

 

SAN CARLOS, CA — Tesla has just released a long-awaited addition to its lineup of self-driving cars.  According to several sources, the brand-new Tesla Model W is a self-crashing car designed especially for women.

According to several sources, the model has been [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/tesla-introduces-self-crashing-car-for-women

[TBoneTX 48,060]

Fiery Tesla Crash Traps And Kills Four After Electric Doors Couldn't Open

 

Four people were killed in a fire after a Tesla Model Y lost control and hit a pillar in Toronto last month.  The four people were reportedly unable to openthe doors of the car after it caught fire and a fifth passenger only survived the crash after onlookers smashed a window and dragged them from the wreckage.

The Tesla Model Y electric SUV reportedly lost control and hit a pole in downtown Toronto on October 24, reports CBC News.  After striking the pole, the front end of the Tesla caught fire and the flames quickly spread to the rest of the car:  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/fiery-tesla-crash-traps-kills-163000261.html

[TBoneTX 48,060]

Teslas Are The Most Fatal Cars On The Road, Study Finds

 

Tesla has the deadliest cars on the road today.  According to a new study from iSeeCars, Tesla vehicles have the highest fatal crash rate among all vehicle brands in the United States.  The organization analyzed data from the U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/teslas-most-fatal-cars-road-203000004.html

[Ban Hammer 14,556]

no mines in the usa = good

have mines in poor countries with no child labor laws = good

 

[Dashinka 26,178]

18 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

no mines in the usa = good

have mines in poor countries with no child labor laws = good

 

I like Stossel, he usually asks very tough questions that make people squirm.

 

I do wonder though where does the NRDC get their money from?

[TBoneTX 48,060]

Germany Commits To 100% Electric Vehicle Terror Attacks By 2035

 

[...] "We look forward to the day when every vehicle ramming viciously into a crowd of civilians while the driver screams 'Allahu Akbar' is powered by electricity," said incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.  "Though we are proud of the advancements we have made to protect the environment, the presumably white German citizens committing these violent acts against innocent people are still using gas vehicles.  This simply will not do.  [...]

https://babylonbee.com/news/germany-commits-to-100-electric-vehicle-terror-attacks-by-2035

[TBoneTX 48,060]

Time to Celebrate the End of the Electric Car Tax Breaks

 

[...] Buckle up, kids.  I'll tell you right up front: I'm cheering that this tax break has been ended.

Truth is, every time I see one of those battery-powered go-karts with delusions of carhood, I imagine the owner running out of electricity halfway through his trip for the last time, and with his last straw broken, walking to the nearest gas station buying a can full of gas, and pouring it into the interior of his vehicle and dropping a match.  Of course, given the way those things tend to torch themselves, maybe actually using gasoline to put them out of our misery is a needless effort.

The question that the enviro whack job left still is unwilling to answer, even this far down the road, and after all the mandates have been put in play, is how many nuclear power plants they are willing to suborn to support a switch to battery power.  The '60s radicals running the Democrat party these days still haven't gotten past the No Nukes protests of back in the day.  As such, addressing the issue of how much in the way of additional infrastructure they will support is beyond them.

How much more capacity is needed to support our total switch over to electric cars?  Let's look at the numbers.  [...]

 

https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2025/10/01/time-to-celebrate-the-end-of-the-electric-car-tax-breaks-n4944358

[Boiler 48,043]

Glad I got in.

[W199 497]

Same, I bought my 2nd Tesla just before it endedd.  Got Federal tax credit, State EV credit, and a nice local EV tax credit.  Electricity in my town is municipal, only about 0.14/KW or something like that. All the surrounds towns are much more though.    With all the mileage I drive everyday, zero  maintenance except for tires, and a good resale when I traded my old one in, the car practically pays for itself.  I have a 50A circuit for charging 2 Teslas .. That guy says 75A doesn't know what he is talking about.  

 

Now, when I drive by a gas station, they feel so foreign to me .. The thought of pumping gas turns me off ...

[Ban Hammer 14,556]

EV's sound fun until the states institute a mileage tax to make up for the lost road tax via gasoline.........

[mam521 2,687]

11 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

EV's sound fun until the states institute a mileage tax to make up for the lost road tax via gasoline.........

They already do in TX in a roundabout way.  Texas is a rip off.  Registration fees are $50.75 for an ICE vehicle, $400 initial, $200 successive EV registration on top of the base $50.75 fee.  The $200 is supposedly to make up for lost fuel tax revenues.  But I already pay fees for electric transmission and distribution and whatever else they can charge you for that isn't sales tax for electric distribution.  And, if you calculate the fuel tax costs for the vehicle we have, if it were an ICE vehicle, we wouldn't spend that amount in fuel taxes.  

[Ban Hammer 14,556]

2 hours ago, mam521 said:

They already do in TX in a roundabout way.  Texas is a rip off.  Registration fees are $50.75 for an ICE vehicle, $400 initial, $200 successive EV registration on top of the base $50.75 fee.  The $200 is supposedly to make up for lost fuel tax revenues.  But I already pay fees for electric transmission and distribution and whatever else they can charge you for that isn't sales tax for electric distribution.  And, if you calculate the fuel tax costs for the vehicle we have, if it were an ICE vehicle, we wouldn't spend that amount in fuel taxes.  

that is to maintain the electrical infrastructure - it does not go to maintaining the roads. 
EV's also weigh more than ICE vehicles, so it is not a stretch to believe EV's cause more wear and tear on roads.
texas has a 20 cent tax per gallon of gas with a federal 18.4 cent per gallon added for a total of 38.4 cents per gallon.

$200 of road tax would equal 520 gallons of gas.  (for the $400 fee, that would be 1040 gallons)
520 gallons of gas throughout the year would be 43.3 gallons a month - which isn't farfetched.

 

Edited 5 hours ago by Ban Hammer

[mam521 2,687]

1 hour ago, Ban Hammer said:

43.3 gallons a month - which isn't farfetched

 

I might believe fuel taxes were being used for road maintenance if TxDOT didn't have so many bridges and other infrastructure listed on the NHTSA vulnerable list. Some of the major at risk bridges are on tollways, too.  So where is the money being spent because it ain't on the roads.  

 

I might believe Centerpoint was using fees to invest in electric infrastructure if my whole home generator hadn't already paid for itself... 🤷‍♀️

 

I realize what I say is Texas specific, but yeah...

 

44gal/mo is a LOT for the little car we have.  The MPGe conversion to make that up would have us driving an asinine amount of mileage.

 

Agree for something like a heavy Jeep Rubicon 4xe but interestingly, heavy hybrids weighing more than the ICE counterparts but are charged the regular ICE registration fee, so if we're worried about wear and tear to the roads, why aren't they paying the difference like a full EV has to?  

[Crazy Cat 45,431]

10 minutes ago, mam521 said:

I realize what I say is Texas specific

I'd like to have the contract for orange barrels, barriers, and cones up here in north Texas.

Edited 2 hours ago by Crazy Cat