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Grit dog wrote:pianotuna wrote:time2roll,
I interpreted your writing to mean that EV's became more risky as time went on.
Why wouldnt they? Are EVs also immune to damage from corrosion, vibration/harmonics, age/brittleness, battery cell shorts and everything else an ICE would be subject to except leaking flammable or combustible liquids?
I'm sure one of the knuckleheads will be along soon to tell you that EVs get better with age, like wine or bourbon.
I have a burn barrel in my yard.
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Heck, this one's getting stale. Probably time to start yet another "Goober Shakes His Fist at EVs" thread.![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/rolleyes.gif "rolleyes")
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blt2ski wrote:Just replaced my 30 yr old nicad DeWalt 1)2" drill, 5" saw with lithium Rigid equals......should've gone DeWalt, I could add a hedge trimmer!....
Not thinking as well as I should have.
Twin sons ea have $1500-2000+ in Milwaukee lithium power tools they use as home remodel/new construction superintendents.
Not what Grit is asking for.
Spouses driving habits an EV or hybrid would work. Older sister likes her BMW EV.
They have a place. Not sure that are ready for primetime use by everyone for another at least 5 years, maybe in 10-20 years.
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A friends 150k Tesla lasted one day. Imagine loosing control and reaching for the part of the steering wheel that is missing! STUPID design. Walked away unscathed. Took out 50' of block wall.
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WOW! By the pictures it looks like a dry residential street. The driver lost control? And it is the fault of the shape of steering wheel?
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JRscooby wrote:WOW! By the pictures it looks like a dry residential street. The driver lost control? And it is the fault of the shape of steering wheel?
Not to mention the friend could of had the driving skills of an idiot to begin with lol.
I could however see, after many years of driving with a round steering wheel, grabbing for it in a microsecond reaction to something.
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I tryed to get the Cadillac but they sold out to employees before going to their list of potential buyers. They sent me emails asking if I wanted a 2024. At 75 I don't order cars 2 years in advance. I will try for the Blazer. I don't want a little car they are to hard to get in and out of for us older folks. Bu7ild it and I'll buy it. I did lease a Volt once that was a great little car gas over electric. but rarely needed the gas in the city and free charging at the casino.
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Cummins12V98 wrote:A friends 150k Tesla lasted one day. Imagine loosing control and reaching for the part of the steering wheel that is missing! STUPID design. Walked away unscathed. Took out 50' of block wall. So this person was going the speed limit and actually paying attention to the road and suddenly gets in a situation where he can't find the steering wheel? Not buying it.
I do wonder how many Tesla fires would be prevented if these amateurs would drive safely.
Take the racing to a track people.
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Grit dog
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So I didn’t know some models have a yoke vs a steering wheel. That’s a horrible idea in consumer applications.
And to top it off, from what I read, it still rotates like traditional steering? I think. Even worse.
Or maybe not, if any of you have driven actual yoke style steering, like in a loader, it’s not intuitive at first. Even low speed.
Of course the guy who creamed his new car into the fence did something wrong. Unless claiming steering failure.
But horrible idea even for good or great drivers. Recipe for disaster for the average or worse driver. Almost akin to switching the gas and brake pedals around.
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Well the point of this thread has been achieved. Most of the Cali save the whales club has responded and no mention of using or even considering an EV for a tow rig. Except Mr. Reisender of course.
Some good discussion about cordless tools. A few put put commuter mobiles. Etc.
Heck, the yappers don’t even own Teslas. Plenty of them out there for sale.
A lot of mouth going around for those that aren’t putting their money there…
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