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Originally Posted by RVPioneer
This is just my opinion. I’ve never believed that attempting to marginalize others who have differing views or condescension are conducive to a rational discussion on any topic.
We know electrical cars can provide suitable transportation for some. The topic of this thread is electric powered RV’s and why the industry has been slow to adopt this technology. There have been many valid explanations as to why.
Perhaps a more meaningful question to ask would be, Once electric RV’s, or even electric cars, gain a majority of the market, with the desired goals have been achieved?
Technology and money allow us to do some remarkable things, like sending a car into orbit. I’m on the fence about that, but leaning toward: It didn’t do anything to improve life on Earth.
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I wasn't condescending or marginalizing. I was simply pointing out what many can see from some posts. That some here understand where the technology is at present and some don't. Those that do not are laboring under misconceptions years old in some cases.
Those that claim that EV technology is not ready for prime time in my OPINION are either not well informed or well read on the subject. The Facts are there. Now if you want to argue whether the issue of battery reclaim/recycle/disposal is going to be a major factor, THAT certainly is still debatable. If you want to quibble over infrastructure construction timelines, that's a valid point. But the misinformation expressed so often here about range, reliability and recharge times points to the fact that we are divided by an information and "Fact" gap. Which is what I was addressing in my previous post.
Consider this:
The AVERAGE commute for Americans is 26 to 29 minutes each way. In mileage terms that works out to a little over 16 miles. Thus the average American could use any EV on the market right now.
Over 76% of Americans commute to work alone in their cars. Another 9% carpool. Counting 150 million Americans working that equates to 115 MILLION cars and trucks on the road for commuting EACH DAY. (Source :Brookings Institute)
Americans consume 142.86 BILLION gallons of gasoline each year. (Source EIA US Energy Information Admin.)
So if only 40% of those cars were EV's we would save 57.1 BILLION gallons of fuel per year.
Now I don't know what goals you are referring to but if your goal is to reduce carbon emissions, use less fossil fuels, help global climate change and free the US from a Foreign Policy twisted by our demand for oil then I think you are certainly well on your way even before EV's become dominant in the marketplace.
And yes many valid explanations for the RV industry's slowness to respond to this market change have been expressed. (Many by myself) But also a great number of misleading and outdated, technologically questionable explanations have also been proffered here. It was those I was addressing.
I also think there is a whiff of Anti Elon Musk sentiment lurking under the surface of some posts. And unfortunately it is possible that some are letting that skew their otherwise sound judgement on this issue.
But there is more at stake for the RV industry. As we move to a more environmentally conscious state of mind as a new generation adopts EV's (and there is no doubt they will) RV manufacturers will be forced to look to smaller more energy efficient, aerodynamic, less polluting products at all levels. My contention is they should be planning and designing for that NOW and they are not. The argument over whether a Class A will have enough range may be totally moot as no such thing (in it's present form) may exist.
I think that juncture is years off but it surely will come to pass.
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