War on Diesel?

I have yet to hear anyone say the cost to charge one of those big EV batteries at home or on the road. It must "FREE", right? You just plug in to a charging station and 10/12 hrs. later you're ready to go another 200/250 miles! So, a 1000-mile trip only takes 4/5 days, and 3/4 motel stays. A lot of unnecessary time and expense plus the charging fees. So, you burn up lots of vacation time just driving. How fun would that be?

Just read that Tesla /supercharging can get 80% in 30 to 45 minutes. Better but still inconvenient.

I wonder if that fast charging requires 480V. If so most homes will not have that available.

Tesla says:
level 1@ 120v
level2@ 24ov
level3@ 408v fast charging .....what!
Few residential houses have 408 volt service. It would be expensive for that $ervice if available, plus the fast charger system installed.
Those Pro- EV people don't talk about the cost of maintaining an EV or even the price of the auto....

While the current president has chosen to malign and vilify those who provide the energy to power our lives and the fuel to transport literally everything, everywhere, I can’t help but wonder what his minions understand about the seedy underbelly of the green energy movement.
Do they understand what it will take from the earths resources to build the batteries, inverters, chargers, and solar panels on the scale needed “to transition from the oil industry” if that’s even possible? How do you build battery cases and solar panels without oil? How do you get plastic materials for electric cars without oil?
Home charging? Great for some. Short commute? Great also. Might be great for a DC political operative or anyone else who can afford it.
California is ground zero for green energy groupthink. California also leads the nation in population and poverty. There are millions of poor working class people living in apartments. Many live in overcrowded conditions and literally hundreds of thousands of cars (probably millions actually) are parked on the streets at night. When they transition to their $75,000 electric cars how will they charge them?
And do green energy voters understand the movement is about money and profit just like oil and gas? You know the politicians pushing it sure do. Including the sock puppet in the White House.

Tesla says 250 kw max rate for fast charge. Most residential would not have enough capacity. Tesla also said electric is cheaper than gas. lol
They did not show any figures to support that. The cost to upgrade house amperage plus the fast charge system would be a substantial investment.

Not a problem at only $13k to $20k to replace battery....

Yeah, this whole EV transformation is deceptive at the very least. I have not even ridden in an electric car but think it might be a quite smooth experience but have no plans to give up our gas burners at this time. It is a pipe dream for many who think it will save the world. According to experts there is so much infrastructure upgrading to be done before any real advancement of EV's, not to mention mfg and distribution. Plus, they aren't cheap. This whole oil price thing belongs to Biden and doubt he will survive politically. He forgot nobody likes high gas prices and inflation. What were he and the Squad thinking???

There are a lot of voters who worship the green energy movement. It’s become the religion of the left. And they are hell bent on spreading the word. They will continue to support it even as energy shortages become more common and transportation costs cause inflation to spiral even more out of control. They are devout in their belief.

Now, I think anyone or any company that wants to buy electric vehicles should buy them. Want solar on your property? Go for it.

My problem is the government’s gun-to-the-head approach to force an irrational change to entire energy markets. A change that for all intents and purposes doesn’t even come close to meeting our needs. They believe if they pull back the hammer and count down from 10 the impossible will all of the sudden become possible. That’s not good enough for me.