I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, but they’ve sold a lot of those.

As per usual, I’m all about the charge speed.

I drive a Honda Clarity, which can run in either mode. At a steady 50mph, if it runs in EVT mode (engine charges the battery, motor drives the wheels), it gets around 44-48mpg. At the same speed, if it clicks into direct-drive mode, efficiency jumps to around 48-53mpg.

A resulting Great Depression from stay at home orders could easily kill as many or more compared to Covid 19

GM’s EV drivetrains are rock solid, and Honda has had trouble with affordable battery supply (at least in the past). Meanwhile, GM’s EV interiors and sheetmetal are crap (see: Bolt, Volt) while Honda seems to have its head screwed on straight (Honda e).

I very nearly got a Volt a year or so back. Decent little hatchback. I would aim for later than 2012, because the 2012 model doesn’t have Charge Sustain mode, which you’ll definitely want.

the 1-2% death rate is massively overblown since it only counts deaths among those who are tested and diagnosed

Yeah, no. Wait until we’ve had a year of COVID-19 before comparing its death toll to a year of the seasonal flu.

Neutral:

For anyone interested in not hand-waving the math, here it is.

Low profile tires and large rims have benefits in racing.

They better come with flaming electrified chickens on the hood

Neutral: EV incentives got me into a new Clarity PHEV instead of a used hybrid.

Rigorous studies from the UCS and beyond find the typical EV costs 15-68% more CO₂ to produce — about 1-4 tons. The EV will pay off its “carbon debt” after 6-16 months on the road, leaving an EV with half the lifecycle footprint even in suboptimal conditions (such as on the US 2015 electric grid). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]…

Yes. This.

110 is usually enough

To summarize: the weight hurts, but a torquey EV with good regen can handle that. It’s the aerodynamics that kill you. EVs are designed to slip through the air; putting a trailer-sized parachute behind an EV will double the amount of energy needed to maintain speed.

To put some numbers on this:

it takes LOADS of electricity just to make hydrogen

But fuck it. I’m going all in. Reversing climate change is going to take a hell of a lot of personal sacrifices from everyone, and if that means fundamentally rearranging the way I live my life, then I’ll learn how to do it and hope more folks will pick up on the example.