Electric Vehicle Madness

https://twitter.com/i/status/1744777758507504061

 

Seems to me there's a bunch of contradiction going on. One side says "Buy electric vehicles now and save!" The other side says "OMG, we're going to have massive power outages this winter!!" So, what's a person to believe? Oh yeah, I believe both are totally stupid.

 

Be afraid! Be very afraid.

 

Just watched that one this weekend.

 

These golf carts be it gasoline or total electric, Would tall skinny tires increase the milage?
Granted some of these are heavy as a boatload of snot but some are doable.
Off-roading is a tough cookie since some of these are really heavy.
What say Yee?

 

(GAS) 2024 F150 Lariat Supercrew Curb Weight = 4912 to 5014 lbs
(ELECTRIC) 2024 F150 Lariat Lightning Curb Weight = 6893 lbs

How much more does the electric truck beat up the roads versus gas? Glad you asked!
How Much Damage Do Heavy Trucks Do to Our Roads?

It's a per axle computation, so 3450/2500 ^ 4 =
1.38^4 = 3.62
Therefore, an electric version of the same truck Does 3.62 times the amount of damage to the roads as the gas version of the truck. I don't think anyone includes this in the cost of switching to electric vehicles. Doing maintenance on an accelerated basis will release a lot of CO2 into the atmosphere!

 

EV Rivian Pickup Recovery on Fins And Things Trail - YouTube

eTruck and off road. They don't mix well.

 

Power outages more likely going into solar maximum starting pretty much now through 2025.

 

And wait until you find out that your tires only last a year or two or maybe 3 (30-40k).

 

My tires on my leaf last about 50,000 miles. This set might last closer to 40,000 miles only because I drive it hard.
256 foot pounds of torque makes lighting up the tires a little too easy.

 

Who is accountable if an uccupantless driverless e-vehicle is in breach of a traffic offence?

https://youtube.com/shorts/Mpbnc8gPAeA?si=-EcE9Dt4eoZbjf1N

 

Good question - IMO the owner if the owner programmed it to do so. If it was a flaw in the vehicle, then the manufacturer unless it was the result of an owner made modification or failure to perform maintenance..

I will personally never allow a car's automatic driving system to be in control of a vehicle I use unless it's an emergency and no one is capable of driving, e.g. I've been an accident and an able to get in the vehicle but unable to drive to the ED.

 

I have been writing software for 30 years.
There are two verticals that I don't want to be any part of:
Medical/Life support
Flight Control
And I consider autonomous driving to be the same as flight control.

All software has bugs. Most bugs are minor, some are major and with respect to the above .. some can be fatal.

 

Tractor trailers cause nearly all the road damage.