Are electric cars the future ? No, they never will be
In recent months, it should have become clear to everyone that electric cars are nothing more than toys for the very wealthy.
As a vehicle to get to work, it is quite practical, especially in the city.
But surely a “traditional” car with an internal combustion engine is much better.
There is no need to plug it in before leaving, just get in and drive.
It takes no more than five minutes to fill the tank and check the water and oil.
With an electric car, on the other hand, you have to wait two hours every 300 km or so to recharge the battery.
One of the reasons why these cars were never successful is not only that few homes had electricity at the time, but also that these vehicles had a rather low top speed of about 20km/h (less than a horse’s gallop).
Today, electric cars are built and sold to “fight carbon dioxide”.
An insane goal, since carbon dioxide is the basis of chlorophyll photosynthesis.
Many of the components of an electric car are produced in countries like China, which still have few environmental regulations.
Much of China’s electricity comes from coal-fired power plants.
And the Chinese are building a new one every week.
While in the Western world people do not want CO2…
While in the Western world you don’t want CO2 and you tear down coal-fired power plants every day.
Inconsistent.
Some states have declared that they want zero emissions by 2035.
Simply insane.
To achieve this would require covering most of the western world with wind and solar power, which is obviously impossible.
What about us ?
Each of us produces about two kilos of carbon dioxide a day just by breathing.
Should we all disappear ?
Maybe, yes.
Electric cars are really impractical for longer trips because of their poor range, especially in winter.
One family was stranded in their car on the highway during a snowstorm.
After a few hours, the battery was dead, and they would have died if someone had not come to their rescue.
A gasoline engine, on the other hand, has a range of several days, and in the previous situation it would have been possible to keep the heater running, taking care, of course, not to run it all the time.
This again demonstrates the lack of practicality of electric vehicles.
Furthermore, assuming (absurdly) that everyone buys an electric car, how much energy would be required ?
Some states, such as California, have already asked owners of electric vehicles not to charge them on the grid, because the grid would not be able to provide enough power.
Fortunately, some people are starting to wake up.
Many electric car owners have traded in their vehicles and bought a (traditional) gasoline car.
And sales of electric cars are not keeping pace.
As a result, many dealers find themselves with unsold cars piling up in their warehouses.
Electric cars may never be the vehicles of the future…
Slow sales have led some factories to reduce production of electric vehicles.
Now there is a push to spread electric vehicles everywhere, including in Africa, the world’s poorest continent.
Unfortunately, few people in Africa have the “luxury” of having electricity in their homes, and the primary need would be to have clean water.
In an attempt to combat carbon dioxide “pollution,” the city of New York purchased some electric snow plows.
But they could not withstand the power needed to sweep snow off the streets, and had to be recharged after only two hours.
Some municipalities also purchased buses with electric motors, but they found them impractical and some were even taken out of service after a very short time.
Some have suggested that these electric vehicles could also be powered by wind and solar energy.
But they are not very practical, and wind power in particular still has serious problems to solve.
Many people are finally beginning to realize how impractical electric vehicles are, so much so that many dealers have stated that their inventories are over the limit.
Another problem with electric cars is that they are simply useless in the event of a prolonged power outage (such as a fire, storm, flood, hurricane, or simple blackout).
A gasoline-powered car, on the other hand, can continue to drive unless it runs out of fuel or is flooded.
For all these reasons, electric cars can never be the vehicles of the future.
And I think everyone should think carefully about the real reasons that are driving the West towards this completely suicidal choice.
