(02-02-2023, 05:38 AM)Garysixtyseven Wrote: We live part of the year on the road with our caravan so yes towing every few days. It is not an outdated view at all but a realistic view. EV's are not the answer for the future of our climate but are what politicians have decided. An EV is not much greener at all (at the moment) than an ice vehicle.The attitude of EV proponents is probably more analogous to that of ex-smokers. In both cases not only are there health benefits but also financial benefits and the greater the previous 'addiction' (i.e. distance driven) the more impact on both. Sure the purchase price of EVs currently carries a premium over ICE vehicles but this differential is rapidly reducing with price parity between EVs and ICEs expected within the next couple of years, though probably this won't filter through to 2nd hand vehicles until around the end of the decade with the rapid depreciation on ICEs once EVs become the dominant vehicle choice.
Stop looking down your noses at those whose lives rule out driving a shopping/nanna car. As I said so far no company makes an affordable useable for those who don't live in towns vehicle, and a big and what about those new sub divisions where there is no off street parking?
I get sick of the holier than though attitude of EV drivers it seems they might just be the new vegans with their preaching.
So far as EVs not being 'greener' this is directly related to how much distance is travelled as emissions are ongoing (and usually increasing) for fossil fueled vehicles whereas EVs impact on the environment is minimal once they have been manufactured, especially in the NZ situation which has near 90% of our generation from renewables.