Anyone looking into the electric vehicle market?

No

I would say you're asking the wrong place, considering the makeup of this site. But...

I have two plug-in hybrids and I'm looking into getting an EV truck next year. I'm not looking into it because of gas prices, though, I've had a plug-in hybrid for five years now.

To be honest, most people who are against these vehicles just haven't driven one and probably don't know anyone who's owned one (or are just stubborn and shouldn't be listened to because of that).

So here's my run down of this market as someone who has five years history in it.

Pure EV
For a pure ev, no gas backup, there's a few things you need to know. First, the national infrastructure is just not there if you're planning on doing road trips. If you are planning on doing trips that are >180 miles or so, you need to map out charging stations in advance and learn to only charge up to 80%.

However, if you're using this to go to the marina, or work, it's totally fine. You can charge at home each night just like you charge your phone and you'll never pay a cent in gas again. Your electricity bill will maybe change by $20-40 a month, maybe more depending on how much you drive, but it's a lot cheaper than the gas you were paying before this recent spike in prices (which I don't think is going away).

You will also get to laugh at all the busters who are here talking crap when you blow them off the line even when towing your boat.

Plug In Hybrids
I think this is probably the easiest transition for most people to make. Most of these get 50-80 miles a charge which is still enough for me and my wife to get to work and back without using gas.

In EV mode you'll also get all the performance benefits of EV over gas. Faster off the line, brake regen, crazy power, etc.

But, you can also take this thing on a road trip without pre planning your trip and worrying about charging. For us, having this type of vehicle after Ida was a game changer. We could get out of the impact area on EV and get to a gas station away from all the drama.

Another benefit of that during Zeta was we used the battery we charged before the storm hit to run basic things like phone charging stations, radio, battery recharges, etc. The car battery lasted for two weeks doing that.

I also tow my 17' poling skiff with a plug-in hybrid rav4 and it's fine. I have plenty of power for it and I have 4 wheel drive in EV mode. The only thing I don't have is the kind of suspension I'd like so the rav4 doesn't get worn out by towing the boat.

Other than that, it's really up to you and what you're trying to do. I'll repeat, anyone hating on this really doesn't know what they're talking about or is just a stubborn bump on a log. I will never go back to a pure ICE after having a plugin and in the future as charging infrastructure improves I will abandon ICE entirely.

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Anyone looking into the electric vehicle market?

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No.....because I’m not a fig.

Nah. This is the baw board, and the baw board don’t drive no fancy California vehicles. Also, all the baws work for oil companies

In a few years I might get one as a toy. My buddy loves his tesla, hopefully the technology continues to improve.

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Some minor negatives though are your battery power will plummet in the cold. If it's colder than 50F, my battery will go from summertime 60miles of range to wintertime 40miles. That's a combination of having to use electrical power for heat inside of the car and the fact that batteries just don't perform well in the cold.

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this is the biggest no seller for me - losing big range due to weather conditions.

I love the Ford and GM ads that show the trucks out in the mountains and desert. That’s nice but how you gonna get back?

They just don’t get enough range for my taste and I don’t want to be inconvenienced by having to charge up on a long trip.

I was meeting a contractor from Dallas at a town outside Austin and he was an hour late because he forgot to charge his Tesla the night before and had to stop in Waco to get some more juice.

After they have been around (mass produced pure EV) for awhile. Let them work out all the bugs and kinks and get more infrastructure in place.

I’ll probably own a hybrid in the next 1-2 years

I'll never buy electric unless they quit making gas. I don't give a shite if it's $10 a gallon. Electric vehicles are a farce when it takes fossil fuel to mine everything in the battery. Ridiculous.

Gas and diesel isn't going anywhere for over 100 years.

all these down votes :rotflmao:. People sure are sensitive to anything electric, LOL. Oh, sorry, electric vehicles are manly enough... so just walk around grunting and spitting your tobacco in a bottle.

Anyway, not everyone that drives a truck takes the damn thing off roading, but it'll be interesting to see what comes out in the next few years while gas will rise above $5 a gallon.

teslas are nice for suburb women who use it to go to the mall, heb, cocktail hour, and home. Drives itself, fast.

the gull wing doors look cool. Made in usa.