So a former coworker and casual acquaintance on FB posted some taunting message deriding the sales of EVs when compared to ICE sales.
Her bias was obvious, her facts were distorted; and yet, I was compelled to respond!
To which I replied:
Her bias was obvious, her facts were distorted; and yet, I was compelled to respond!
Cindy Kearns said:Snicker, snort ... Huffington Post tries once again to show how people are flocking to buy electric cars. Since January, sales are at 41,447; total # of cars sold in America in April alone: 51 million. Yeah .. people just can't wait to get their hands on an electric car knowing that the EPA restrictions on coal is at the highest level in history. No coal; no electricity (yes, I know; wind power (you know the ones that are killing eagles and endangered birds at the speed of light (no pun intended) and water power are still in place). But, without coal, the cost of electricity is going to skyrocket (oh wait; it already it!!). Good luck w/those electric cars
Electric Car Sales Have Doubled, Thanks To High Gas Prices
April 2013 Car Sales: Strength In Numbers
To which I replied:
Other than ignoring this type of attack, which I was unable to do, how can one deal with such tripe on a continual basis without a mental breakdown?!?Dan Flye said:Cindy, why all the derision of BEVs?
Regardless of the source of energy used to provide the electricity to power a BEV (those that only have a battery power source, no gas engine as a backup, such as a Leaf or Tesla), it is more efficient than a gas burning vehicle (which mostly produces heat as a by-product of an inefficient propulsion technology)
Why the love for coal over renewable energy, which is gradually becoming a larger percentage provider of power in the US? Coal won't last forever, but pretty sure the sun and rivers will outlast our coal supply.
Oh, as far as powering electric cars (where our family does in fact own one), we had solar panels installed on our house that provide enough power for the car and we resell the excess power back to the power company.
Finally, while you stated 51M, the article states 15M (using some fuzzy math called "seasonally adjusted annual rate", try adding up the numbers by manufacturer in the article and see how close you get to 15M, let alone 51M!)