Brent S
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I don’t know when electric vehicles will become good enough to replace current ones but my prediction is it will happen and before long. My post really wasn’t about the cars though as much as about people on this forum being courteous enough to listen to others ideas without bashing them. We are all here to hopefully learn some new ideas on prepping.
My brother in law is an engineer, pretty smart guy and a big do it
yourselfer. He recently pulled and rebuilt the transmission in his car. While it was out he had it on a jig he built to keep it organized and at work height. It was impressive, countless pieces with names I couldn’t even guess. He completed it and reinstalled it and everything works great. it did take him a month of evenings and weekends though. So my point here is EV’s don’t have a transmission. They have thousands of less movable wear parts. They never need an oil change, and have way more power than regular cars, and have proven reliability of over 300,000 miles. There is enough potential here for serious consideration by any doubters. Tesla has installed a network of approximately 8000 chargers across the US, and more are being built every day. There are other companies building them as well now. I agree that EV’s won’t work for everyone and the whole concept is in its infancy still, but from a strictly prepping standpoint a car I can refuel at home while the grid is down just makes prepping sense. I think an electric motorcycle would be even better for shtf due to its stealth and maneuverability. Just some things to think about anyways..
My brother in law is an engineer, pretty smart guy and a big do it
yourselfer. He recently pulled and rebuilt the transmission in his car. While it was out he had it on a jig he built to keep it organized and at work height. It was impressive, countless pieces with names I couldn’t even guess. He completed it and reinstalled it and everything works great. it did take him a month of evenings and weekends though. So my point here is EV’s don’t have a transmission. They have thousands of less movable wear parts. They never need an oil change, and have way more power than regular cars, and have proven reliability of over 300,000 miles. There is enough potential here for serious consideration by any doubters. Tesla has installed a network of approximately 8000 chargers across the US, and more are being built every day. There are other companies building them as well now. I agree that EV’s won’t work for everyone and the whole concept is in its infancy still, but from a strictly prepping standpoint a car I can refuel at home while the grid is down just makes prepping sense. I think an electric motorcycle would be even better for shtf due to its stealth and maneuverability. Just some things to think about anyways..