EVs are NOT America's future!

[jaxyaks]

Georgia leads the country in EV manufacturing! Let's go!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1780066333797105764

If Rivians reliability is any indication of a "Georgia" built EV...no thanks...

 

[payneed]

It's not about torque, and nobody I am interested in knowing cares about a boats hole shot.

Boats are well known for being holes in the water that owners pour their money
into, and EV SUVs are holes in the pavement that owners pour their money into.

I am smart enough not to buy toys that are endless money pits.

 

[H2O MAN]

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I hope you paid for the optional Unicorn that guards those money trees.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

One of my "fake" scenarios, as played out in the real world...

2022 GMC Hummer EV Recalled for Water Leaks in Its Battery

Water is a consistent nemesis for the 2022 GMC Hummer EV. This time GM says water can leak into the battery.

www.thedrive.com

New things have recalls all the time. All it means is that their was a problem that needs to be fixed and the manufacturer is fixing it.
Yawn.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

If Rivians reliability is any indication of a "Georgia" built EV...no thanks...

I honestly don't even know what Rivian is. No clue at all. Y'all keep mentioning it though, but I'm not gonna Google until it becomes necessary to maintain my trolling here.

 

[rbstern]

New things have recalls all the time. All it means is that their was a problem that needs to be fixed and the manufacturer is fixing it.
Yawn.

Sorry, this is a bit too specific to dismiss.

You described what I said as a "fake" problem, and then when I show you not fake, you hand wave.

The battery pack is not a water-friendly component, and its position matters for the application we are discussing. It's slung under the floor, and on a shallow boat ramp, could easily end up partially immersed. Including in salt water.

NOT a winning combo.

 

[jaxyaks]

I honestly don't even know what Rivian is. No clue at all. Y'all keep mentioning it though, but I'm not gonna Google until it becomes necessary to maintain my trolling here.

It's an electric Truck/SUV brand/manufacturer...cool trucks with some cool features, their reliability and build quality has not been so hot lately according to some of the people that track such things.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

Sorry, this is a bit too specific to dismiss.

You described what I said as a "fake" problem, and then when I show you not fake, you hand wave.

The battery pack is not a water-friendly component, and its position matters for the application we are discussing. It's slung under the floor, and on a shallow boat ramp, could easily end up partially immersed. Including in salt water.

NOT a winning combo.

So not a fake scenario, just a real one for one truck that has already been fixed. Next.

 

[rbstern]

So not a fake scenario, just a real one for one truck that has already been fixed. Next.

Hopefully.

But immersing the powerplant in water isn't ideal, and that's a use mode many boaters deal with.

 

[lostchild]

Hopefully.

But immersing the powerplant in water isn't ideal, and that's a use mode many boaters deal with.

Salt water should be especially effective in shutting them down.