13 Replies to “EV owners undeterred”

  2. The Sunk Cost Fallacy can be applied to reputational and virtue-signaling issues as well as financial ones.

  3. So who “subsidizes” gasoline stations? The actual supplier of the fuel, buys the land, builds the buildings and highly regulated underground tanks, and installs all the highly regulated gasoline pumps. Then they maintain and operate the stations in good working order. The gasoline providers pay for all this. And there is an abundance of gasoline stations. Everywhere.

    Why is the government and/or the EV makers responsible for building EV charging stations? Why don’t the Electric Utilities … who provide the “fuel” … and charge the customer for the “fuel” … actually build all the charging stations. That’s how it works in capitalism. You invest capital to build a business and then operate that business at (hopefully) a profit.

    EV stations are being built by massive government subsidy … by communism. The government has determined that it is “good” to build EV charging stations because they’re unprofitable losing businesses. And their fuel is being provided by a public Utility at government subsidized (artificially low) rates.

    If you’re an EV driver … you’re a communist. You love communism, because that’s how you were able to purchase a highly government subsidized vehicle, that is fueled by highly subsidized fuel. You’re driving on your neighbors dime, that was stolen from him by a government drunk on its own power (no pun intended).

    1. As usual, right on, Kenji. And stealing from others, as you mention, is a crime. It the hook of envy of the gateway drug of communism called socialism.

    3. Why don’t the Electric Utilities build EV charging stations? And charge the customer for the “fuel”? Because it doesn’t pay, they have to get all their ducks in a row first (translation – arrange for subsidies).

    4. Agreed….with one exception…..I think if you’re an EV driver….you’re a fascist…..not a communist. The EV industry is a fascist concept…..private companies building something strictly because they are told to by the government. Although communism and fascism are just two sides of the same coin.

  4. Let’s play “Spot the Retard”:

    (((“I’m not worried about the infrastructure growing,” said Angie Thomas, secretary of the board of the Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta. “But I do worry about future charging projects coming.”)))

    Translation: I’m not worried about the infrastructure growing. But I do worry about the infrastructure growing.
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    These people are already pissed at the rest of us who feel perfectly fine about Combustion Engine vehicles and don’t feel inclined to join their false-Utopian community.

    (((“Once people start driving an EV, they’re not going back to a gas-powered car again,” said the Barrie, Ont., resident, who bought his first EV three years ago.

    “You quickly realize how stupid it is to burn $20 in gas every day to get somewhere.”)))

    Their rude awakening is coming, and already here in some jurisdictions. Governments are creating new taxes and fees for EV owners to accommodate the lost taxes that used to come out of all their gasoline purchases. Some jurisdictions offer subsidies for purchasing EV’s, but state legislatures are failing to fund the accounts, so no subsidies are available. Server farms are going to begin tracking real time use of EV’s which will monitor location, vehicle speed, motor vehicle violations etc. Additionally, companies like Tesla envelope their vehicles with a multitude of internal and external cameras with footage available to the manufacturer as part of the warranty and service agreement. But, the best one will show up out of the blue. That will be what I like to call “the great rationing.” Eventually, states like California, and provinces like Ontario will limit the amount of electricity you can charge to your vehicle based on the number of miles you’ve driven. This will coincide in those government entities realizing they don’t have the power grid infrastructure to accommodate this switch over. No one’s ever accused the government of planning ahead.

  5. I generally don’t go along with any federal government desires or projects. If you do you are just encouraging them to come up with more.

  7. When you can drive 700km on a charge and recharge in 5 minutes at any corner or village then EVs MAY become a viable alternative to gas/diesel. Until then they are a niche vehicle for virtue signallers and those that can afford a second dedicated commuter vehicle. (And people that don’t need to drive anywhere).

    Lots of fun stories from the Texas snow storm a few years back of people trying to get out of the city but no way to charge their car.

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