It was definitely a talking point for a bit. It was looked into and proven incorrect. It was most likely always a lie to further discourage people on the fence from giving up gas cars. I’m sure it had an impact on some people out there so it probably worked.
Even when it was easily proven incorrect it remained a common talking point from people opposed to EVs. Much of that opposition was for ideological/financial reasons, so facts didn’t really matter.
Most anti EV people I’ve spoken to just repeat the same old untrue things. It’s more expensive in electricity to charge it, you can’t drive it interstate, the grid can’t handle it, the electricity generated is worse than petrol emissions, the batteries are pure Evilium or something that will eradicate all life on Earth, you can’t even drive it to work because the range is bad, it will lose range and be undrivable in 5 years, etc…
None of it true of course. But the truth has never stopped a good story
I worked in car sales in 2021, so many people didn’t want to consider a hybrid or all electric because it was “worse for the environment than gas”, or the “construction of the batteries was worse for the environment than an oil rig”, or the idea of having to replace two different batteries every “few years” was wasteful and more expensive then just buying a gas car you only had to replace one battery on. And that was just 5 years ago…
Like the people against EV were/are sucking the exhaust pipes these manufacturers were/are pumping propaganda out of completely dry, people are really ignorant and tend to not do any research on their own and depend on the news outlets and industry leaders to do all their research for them, especially when it comes to vehicle purchases.
Most of the people that were against EVs in my experience were people that purchased $70k-$90k trucks with all the bells and whistles… They had no reason to save money by switching off gas.
It’s not just this guy’s dad, there’s a lot of them out there, all across the world.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/01/why-the-ev-boom-could-put-a-major-strain-on-our-power-grid.html
It was definitely a talking point for a bit. It was looked into and proven incorrect. It was most likely always a lie to further discourage people on the fence from giving up gas cars. I’m sure it had an impact on some people out there so it probably worked.
The models literally assumed everyone charged their car at exactly the same time. It was all anti EV bullshit from the start.
100%
Even when it was easily proven incorrect it remained a common talking point from people opposed to EVs. Much of that opposition was for ideological/financial reasons, so facts didn’t really matter.
Most anti EV people I’ve spoken to just repeat the same old untrue things. It’s more expensive in electricity to charge it, you can’t drive it interstate, the grid can’t handle it, the electricity generated is worse than petrol emissions, the batteries are pure Evilium or something that will eradicate all life on Earth, you can’t even drive it to work because the range is bad, it will lose range and be undrivable in 5 years, etc…
None of it true of course. But the truth has never stopped a good story
I wonder whether production of gasoline (per car) takes more power than charging a car
I’m not so sure it had any meaningful impact or that it was ever even a significant talking point.
My dad STILL brings it up when EVs are mentioned. It was definitely a talking point in those circles.
Oh well if your dad allegedly brings it up, then case closed!
I worked in car sales in 2021, so many people didn’t want to consider a hybrid or all electric because it was “worse for the environment than gas”, or the “construction of the batteries was worse for the environment than an oil rig”, or the idea of having to replace two different batteries every “few years” was wasteful and more expensive then just buying a gas car you only had to replace one battery on. And that was just 5 years ago…
Like the people against EV were/are sucking the exhaust pipes these manufacturers were/are pumping propaganda out of completely dry, people are really ignorant and tend to not do any research on their own and depend on the news outlets and industry leaders to do all their research for them, especially when it comes to vehicle purchases.
Most of the people that were against EVs in my experience were people that purchased $70k-$90k trucks with all the bells and whistles… They had no reason to save money by switching off gas.
It’s not just this guy’s dad, there’s a lot of them out there, all across the world.