What will it take to make you seriously consider an EV?

LOL. What a pair of gearheads. I mean, one of the guys is wearing a Gulf Oil shirt.

No mention of cost of operation, ease of home charging, no waiting in line at Costco gas stations, no tailpipe emissions, the significantly quieter ride, no oil stains on the garage floor, instant torque--it's inconceivable to these fellas that anyone could appreciate those things.

And yeah, I know about the recall. Once I get it sorted out I'll report back. And yeah, it does have some issues and I'm not sure I would recommend it to someone who lives in a place where it is below 40 for 7 months of the year. Still, I enjoy driving it and I do get asked a lot of curiously interested questions when I pull up to the store, bank, restaurant, vet, etc.

 

You are not going to get a lot of gearheads to hype up the current offering of EVs.
It's a compromise to them and they want no part of it. i think they actually liked the taycan.

Cost of operation - they don't give a f
ease of home charging / no waiting in line - eh, millions of people do it every day and it's not some insane burden to fill a tank of gas.
tailpipe - eh. we are a society of waste
quieter ride and instant torque - yes. i agree.
stains on garage floor - lol, okay.

 

Yes, many people go to the gas station and many don’t realize they are paying a tax in time and inconvenience they don’t have to pay. It was downright liberating to get an EV. And the garage stain is a stand-in for all the fluids an EV does not need. And of course, tailpipe emissions are much more than mere waste. They will come down one way or another.

 

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45734742/2025-ram-1500-ramcharger-revealed/

• The 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger is the brand's first plug-in-hybrid full-size pickup truck. It shares a platform with the electric Ram 1500 REV.
• A 70.8-kWh battery provides an estimated 145 miles of electric range and feeds a 663-hp all-wheel-drive powertrain, with a V-6 spinning a generator as a backup.
• With a full battery and fuel tank, Ram is targeting up to 690 miles of combined driving range; it can also tow 14,000 pounds and handle a 2625-pound payloa

 

First gen new Dodge product with cutting edge tech... sign me up!

Spoiler

 

https://www.theautopian.com/tesla-d...e-all-the-pics-so-you-can-judge-for-yourself/

 

free link should work

Best Way to Extinguish a Flaming Electric Vehicle? Let It Burn
Electric-vehicle fires last longer and are harder to extinguish than fires in gas-powered cars

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/...kimum9eqvr4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

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from that article:
The type of response varies a lot, but there are a few key staples, like the reminder that most of us have not, in fact, designed and developed a full-size automobile and placed it into mass production, and I guess that means you can’t complain about any production car as a result:

You know, it’s how there are no movie critics that have not produced entire movies, or food critics who have never run a restaurant, or cultural critics who have never started an entire society.

Since I haven't made a car before, I am in no position to call thing an abomination. But hey! Elon dk riders will buy it in bulk from Costco as a 3 pack.

 

Yes, we know. Old news that keeps getting printed for clicks.
https://core.verisk.com/Insights/Em...2023/August/Week-4/Electric-Vehicle-Fire-Risk

 

Before spouting off a baseless opinion, at least do a tad bit of investigating.
https://insideevs.com/news/561549/study-evs-smallest-fire-risk/

Not that article isn't biased

 

the fk is you quoting me for?

I didn't post sht about ev fires. maybe freaking read what i posted first "Before spouting off ".

 

I have looked at the rear bumper for a while and don't see how to hook up a trailer.

There doesn't be a hole punched out for a hitch and even if somebody drilled out a hole, the angled part forces one to work blind to thread a nut for a ball hitch or makes it difficult to properly connect a pin hitch.

 

Isn't the hitch behind the bumper and you just take the cover off to access it? I remember seeing pics a while back, and that's what it looked like.

 

The hitch is activated with your smartphone via the cybertruck app

The trailer backs up to the truck

 

Actually that's not bad.

 

Lol, no it's ****