So, even the Alarmists in Britain aren’t too enthused about vehicles which cost $30k+ and go 40-70 miles per charge (with heat/AC off) (via Climate Depot)
(UK Dailymail) Sales of electric cars have slumped so badly that there are now more charging points than vehicles on the road.
Just 2,149 electric cars have been sold since 2006, despite a government scheme last year offering customers up to £5,000 towards the cost of a vehicle.
The Department for Transport says that around 2,500 charging points have been installed, although their precise location is not known.
Call me silly, but, wouldn’t it be rather important to know where the stations are? With an electric vehicle, a person’s trip has to be planned in the same manner as a military special forces operation. Of course, with a military op, one can overcome and adapt. If you miss your charging station in an EV, well, I guess overcoming and adapting means calling AAA and getting towed. Or getting some unplanned exercise as one walks.
You point these numbers out to a Liberal and they answer by saying that it’s the only way we’re going to be dragged kicking and screaming into the future where solar, wind and electric cars dominate.
Never, ever try to understand the failure that is the Left.
Then you mention that most of the energy comes from coal, and they get the vapors :)
No no no!!
The energy comes from wind farms the British government is paying not to produce electricity.
Sheez. Get it right. ;)
(DISCLAIMER: While the above link is factual, the post / response is meant to be sarcastic, which sometimes doesn’t translate well over the internet.)
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