Which is good, we don't want electric cars to become a culture war issue

datavirtue · 2024-11-18T17:24:29 1731950669

Have you ever gotten behind a diesel truck with emissions deleted? I have...a lot. The roll coal crowd doesn't have EV on their radar whatsoever.

bluGill · 2024-11-18T18:28:41 1731954521

That isn't quite true. They are aware of EV trucks - they won't buy one of course, but they are aware. They spread stories about those trucks not having any useful range (which is true - when pulling a trailer or driving well over the speed limit the EVs lose range) Those diesel trucks they drive get 600 miles unloaded.

klooney · 2024-11-19T14:53:30 1732028010

I think the Cybertruck has a lot of crossover appeal.

datavirtue · 2024-11-20T15:57:11 1732118231

Aside from being useless? That truck is a toy, nothing more. You better have a backup vehicle.

grecy · 2024-11-19T10:52:36 1732013556

Which is fine. Deleted trucks are already illegal, and soon enough you won’t be able to buy a new ICE vehicle. They will be gone in my lifetime.

datavirtue · 2024-11-20T21:31:45 1732138305

America just overwhelmingly voted to go back in time.

pstuart · 2024-11-18T17:14:51 1731950091

> we don't want electric cars to become a culture war issue

Too late. I'm happy to be proven wrong at some point.