From a mechanical standpoint, I completely agree with you. Materials and tolerances in modern ICE's blow the old stuff out of the water. The car as a whole though requires complex circuit boards to make all of the additional stuff like door locks, keyless ignition, gauge clusters, power windows, etc. work. That is the part that is most prone to fail and at the mercy of how long a manufacturer plans to support a model. A lot of newer cars won't even let you adjust the headlights without connecting a computer to let the BCM know you are doing so. I have also had a car that the power window switch goes out, which can be found and replaced easily enough but will not function until the new switch is sync'd to the BCM at the dealership. BMW requires the same on their newer cars for fuel injectors and other key components as well.
Better get you one or two you might need them when the rich dems are charging their cars and your sittin in the cold and dark.
Can you imagine what it will be like?
We have rolling brown/blackouts now.
What's it gonna be like with 300 million electric cars and trucks.
Better get you a comfy bicycle. That's why they are putting all the bike lanes in Tulsa.
It’s the same with modern high efficiency appliances from what I’ve experienced. I love the fact that the are more energy efficient, but they are beyond the average homeowners to repair and the manufacturer stops supporting the product after 6-8 years. Meanwhile, I’ve got an old pair of Amana washer and dryer that just won’t quit.
People are getting fed up with the short term obsolescence and proprietary parts that make things difficult or unaffordable to repair. Some places are going as far as passing Right to Repair laws.
I get it! My ideal daily driver would be something from the 50s or 60s with a modern, non-DI engine and modern transmission. Retrofitting power windows and the other luxuries we have now is much more likely to have readily available components to keep them going for years and years to come. That is, if you aren't concerned about silly things like airbags and crumple zones haha.
The Afterlife of Electric Vehicles: Battery Recycling and ... and...The electric vehicle industry needs to figure out its battery ... They are recyclable and have some use remaining according to these articles.
One of my brother-in-laws is a Dodge salesman in MWC, his whole family is a V8 Mopar...he will be devastated ...lol
There is a company, (from what I understand one of only two) here in Ok over on I think council or Rockwell that takes old EV batteries and overhauls them to be reused in an EV or they become power storage cells for solar system in 3rd world countries. We (FedEX) ship tons of them almost every night at the airport.
Got a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium that has the 2.0l Ecoboost. This thing goes like stink!! It also got over 28mpg on this last Atlanta trip.
The only issue I have with it is that on a roadtrip, I have to fill up with gas before I need to pee --- it's got a really small fuel tank. Maybe it's preparing me for an electric??
The only issue I have with it is that on a roadtrip, I have to fill up with gas before I need to pee --- it's got a really small fuel tank. Maybe it's preparing me for an electric??
The *********s destroying the country couldn’t maintain electricity or natural gas during a week long winter blast, yet somehow the gird will support millions of new electrics in four years.......right.
My little Fiat will get 41 mpg on the highway and its paid for. I don't see an EV in my garage anytime soon. I just read that the Testla S model will do 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds. Wouldn't need a G suit to keep from passing out?
