Greetings!
I was just reporting what I saw on the news about the fires & explosions…
I’ve put a fair amount of miles on both electric & hybrid rental vehicles. I have no problems with their drivability, only the limited distance of the electric only ones.
In the last few years, since I’ve been staying in a single location for ~6 months at a time, I have been buying then selling electrics & hybrids, for local driving because I believe it’s cheaper than renting them. Several of them had their batteries replaced at under 150k miles. (Before I bought them.) I prefer the hybrids due to their unlimited range, and not needing to find charging stations, many of which charge you to use them. I don’t like wasting time while they charge either.
Other than range, my biggest problem with electric cars is that the batteries are ending up in landfills instead of being recycled, and I know for a fact that better choices could be made available. The creation & disposal of the batteries is not eco-friendly, and in many cases the generation of electricity to charge them isn’t eco-friendly either.
I just think we can and should do better. Converting existing vehicles to renewable, non-polluting fuel, just seems like a quicker, cheaper, easier, and better choice to me. I would totally support such an option, and even be in favor of the government either funding it or requiring it. I am not anti-electric as much as I am a supporter of better choices. If we can eliminate air and land pollution by simply switching the fuel everybody uses, I think it’s a win/win for everybody but big oil.
I’m leaning towards hydrogen, converted from water in the tank to hydrogen just before it enters the engine.
Cheers!