I love electric vehicles. But increasingly I feel duped

[TN8Man]

If someone need to fact check me,

''according to a report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), the top 15 largest ships emit more sulfur oxides (SOx) than all the world's cars combined. Additionally, a single large container ship can emit as much diesel pollution as 50 million cars.''

Each year, volcanoes collectively emit 20 to 25 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, which is higher than the previous estimate made in the late 1990s based on ground measurements.

Then you have forest fires ...

 

[Chewwy]

Really think the bottom line in all this is "follow the money" to the electrical industry...

Which one? Electric utilities, batteries, motors, wiring, transformers?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Many years ago an inventor friend (rip) designed electronic equipment and was especially interested in biofeedback. Today I'm sure he would be working with artificial intelligence.
He developed a biofeedback headband for Atari instead of joystick and visited Nolan Bushnell, I have a video of an arcade people controlling Pac-Man by thought.
My friend's college major was philosophy of all things, his wife was a Neuroscientist.
He said there was a point in history (industrial revolution) where man could have focused on mechanical or electronic and electronic won out. Early cars were mechanical except for the ignition system, with time starter, lights, etc.
After college I became an electronic technician, consumer electronics, and started my own business with my wife. My thoughts on EVs are similar to what Rowan Atkinson said but I believe it's more nefarious, and I'm not at all in to conspiracy theories but with everything I try peeling back onion skin layers to see what could be there. The deeper meaning, not what's seen on the surface.
For years I've thought a solution to many of today's problems would be a microchip implant many people would embrace since it could stop shoplifting, missing kids, etc. Each person tracked, identified, no need for cash/credit card...the list goes on. The magical better world via electronics.
Modern cars are filled with electronics and especially EVs you're riding inside a computer.
So just like when WiFi TVs and gadgets (Alexa) came out, the consumer could be heard and watched. Anyone using their imagination could see how riding inside a computer could be used!
On the surface EVs are presented in various ways: elimination of petroleum, saving money, free transportation with home solar, going green, no CO2, they're faster than ICE, etc. Peel back the onion layers and is there or could there be an underlying agenda?

 

[Paystar]

How does a company as big as Ford have common electrical issues with a vehicle that they sell millions of?

Probably the same way that after years and years they still can't make door lock actuators that don't fill with moisture and freeze all winter long even after being replaced under warranty. LOL

Hopefully your Massey serves you well. That is a nice tractor. I'd love to have one, but if you look at their price in Canadian dollars it will make you faint, LOL

 

[RustyA]

Up North the waste oil is used to heat shops in winter and run asphalt plants in summer. Waste oil is double filtered and fired under pressure so it's no dirtier than an oil furnace.

 

[Jim Shooz]

Just imagine the fun/problems if Lucas made electric cars

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

That was a great Ted Talk. EVs aren't helping the environment at this point. But they come with something ICE vehicles don't... The coveted virtue signal.

 

[sd455dan]

Just imagine the fun/problems if Lucas made electric cars

Locust Electric Vehicles Mmm...

 

[Paystar]

I'll keep getting your battery minerals for you. Just need some fuel.

 

[JasperFrank]

"Do you have some sort of filter you run it thru first?" No, I just let it sit for a while and all the little metal bits go to the bottom. Everyone's mileage varies, but I've never had an issue with the oil clogging any more than store bought chain oil. I am eventually left over with the dregs, and this, I do recycle.