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re: Man forced to ditch $115K Ford EV truck during family road trip to Chicago
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:15 am to pankReb
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:15 am to pankReb
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Where was his breakdown in planning?
The minute he tried using a wrench to screw in a screw rather than a drill.
If long, extended travel delays are not an option dont use an EV for road trips with the current infrastructure.
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Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:15 am to LSUfan4444
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The minute he tried using a wrench to screw in a screw rather than a drill.
If long, extended travel delays are not an option dont use an EV for road trips with the current infrastructure.
This is the correct answer.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:19 am to Strannix
This is what happens when people live in an urban bubble and that bubble pops. These city dwellers are always trying to tell everyone else how to live, like driving EVs, without understanding the limitations some products have outside urban settings. This guy just learned an expensive lesson.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:20 am to Strannix
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130K for a golf cart
EVs are badass and not golf carts. Calling them golf carts is ignorant. The problem is they aren’t ready to be long distance vehicles and the infrastructure isn’t affordable yet.
We have a product that is awesome and is advancing technology. But instead of letting the market and the infrastructure build itself, the libs are forcing them down your throat. The country isn’t ready for mass quantities of EVs and EVs aren’t ready for long trips.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:23 am to Corinthians420
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No ICE vehicle has ever broke down and ruined a cross country vacation
It didn’t break down. He couldn’t charge it and it turned into a big brick.
I bet he could see a fuel station from where he was
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:23 am to Strannix
Anyone who has played with an electric race car as a child already knows about this.
Charge the car all day to play with it for 20 minutes.
Charge the car all day to play with it for 20 minutes.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:26 am to Strannix
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Bala said he was initially motivated to buy an environmentally friendly vehicle as owning one is 'responsible citizenship'
There’s the problem right there. He had no critical thinking skills from the get go.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:28 am to Corinthians420
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No ICE vehicle has ever broke down and ruined a cross country vacation
Some times that depends on the driver:
But even that didn’t ruin the vacation, a couple of hillbilly mechanics had the family truckster back on the road with what’s you got.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:30 am to Warfarer
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They covered that on it but he lost 8 months to a fuel pump off his warranty time that wasn't added back.
This is definitely an exaggeration. Lemon laws would have kicked in. In Louisiana, it's a new vehicle being out of service for 45 consecutive days.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:31 am to Strannix
EV's are okay for local stuff like going to the Dr office, grocery store or take out.
Who the hell thinks that a road trip is a good idea?
Part of the reason for the push of EV's is to prevent things like road trips.
Who the hell thinks that a road trip is a good idea?
Part of the reason for the push of EV's is to prevent things like road trips.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:32 am to Corinthians420
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No ICE vehicle has ever broke down and ruined a cross country vacation
Well they have never ran out of a charge.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:33 am to Tarps99
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On the family’s first stop in Fargo, North Dakota, it took two hours and $56 to charge his vehicle from 10% to 90%. The charge was good for another 215 miles.
On the second stop, in Albertville, Minnesota, the free charger was faulty and the phone number on the charging station was of no help, he said. The family drove to another charging station in Elk River, Minnesota, but the charger was faulty there as well.
so this guy bought an EV and then planned his second stop to be in Albertville (population 7k)? haha he broke down a few miles short of Minneapolis, seems like he shouldve planned a stop somewhere like St. Cloud (pop 67k) between Minneapolis and Fargo.
You should always give yourself a fallback plan.
there are 3 different EV charging stations in Elk River, were all 3 faulty?
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 6:35 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:35 am to Strannix
Similar thing happened to me.
Was going to Destin and could only bring one person at a time due to the occupant restrictions of the car, a 2-seater. Took 3 trips and 4 fillups to get the whole family there.
Coupes will never be a viable option of travel.
Was going to Destin and could only bring one person at a time due to the occupant restrictions of the car, a 2-seater. Took 3 trips and 4 fillups to get the whole family there.
Coupes will never be a viable option of travel.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:36 am to dgnx6
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Well they have never ran out of a charge
Never experienced a dead alternator?
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 6:36 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:40 am to Strannix
Not the EV fault... was the idiot that didn't understand the costs, limited mileage on a charge, and limitations on re-charging.
Wait until he tries to resell that thing. He will also get 10 cents on the dollar for the charging panels if he pays someone to remove them.
Expensive lesson that 5 minutes research on the internet could have prevented. People not smart a lot of the time.
Wait until he tries to resell that thing. He will also get 10 cents on the dollar for the charging panels if he pays someone to remove them.
Expensive lesson that 5 minutes research on the internet could have prevented. People not smart a lot of the time.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:43 am to iron banks
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I guess his sacrifice will lower the earths temperature 0.00000000000001 degree.
You’re going to need a lot more 0s to get the correct number for the impact.
Posted on 8/11/23 at 6:59 am to Strannix
I bet he's Tri-Vaxed and Quad-boosted as well...
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Ford
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$130,000
Posted on 8/11/23 at 7:02 am to Tridentds
It’s the price you pay to virtue signal and apparently that was one of the motivations of this idiot
This post was edited on 8/11/23 at 7:02 am
Posted on 8/11/23 at 7:06 am to Dragula
He most definitely is since he practices responsible citizenship
Posted on 8/11/23 at 7:12 am to Corinthians420
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so this guy bought an EV and then planned his second stop to be in Albertville (population 7k)? haha he broke down a few miles short of Minneapolis, seems like he shouldve planned a stop somewhere like St. Cloud (pop 67k) between Minneapolis and Fargo.
Shouldn’t going to an area with two chargers, in case one was down, be ample enough planning?
So having to plan out a trip from beginning to end like planning the D-day invasion is a testament to the superiority of EVs currently?
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