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Hell no. Too much driving and I want the distance capability of gas or diesel.
Besides, when I do get an older 4 wheel drive or classic car from the 50's to play around with, why would I consider converting it to electric. Part of the fun of getting an older vehicle is the build and the traditional mods you can do to it. And part of the reward is that sound. I could not picture a 57 chevy or a 78/79 bronco just whirring around silently. That chevy needs a nice cruising capable built up small block with a rumble and that bronco needs that throaty exhaust note from a tweaked 460 to help cover up that prop plane howl of 40" mudders!
I also run an inshore fishing guide service and need my gas powered outboard to quickly get me to the places I need to go. My electric trolling motor hardly moves it along and only lasts part of the day until it needs charging. And it having 2 batteries plus the charger and motor on the bow still puts the bow down enough where water runs forward, I couldn't imagine the size and weight of the batteries that would be needed to run the main engine that could last all day and get me to the places I need to go at 30 to 40 MPH.
Hell, the boat probably wouldn't float!
And then, when my buisiness expands a bit and I want to return to booking some ocean wreck fishing trips, I'll need a diesel to pull the larger and heavier boat I would be getting!
Yes.
I'm just waiting until solar/electric advances enough to meet my needs and the conditions I drive in.
Out here, distances are measured in hours, not miles. This state has much more empty territory thah n it has people. Our cities are all far apart in distance.
But our roads are also very lightly used too. So it's quite possible to be stuck with no one around or will be expected to show up in a place that's 300 miles away from my home.
Right now, a 5-gallon can of gas is my insurance against such a thing from happening, but driving around with 5 more gallons of extremely flammable fuel, kept only for just in case an extreme happens, isn't a real good or very safe idea.
I find that it's ironic that my vehicle could explode into flames in the middle of a blizzard in temperatures that have dropped far below zero. Only because of my need for some spare fuel that was held in reserve.
So, I'm just waiting. I'm particularly interested in the new electric light trucks, and I'm also watching how durable the electric vehicles will be.
The time will come when we will wean ourselves off oil.
I once read a rather fun article about how resistant many were to give up their old, reliable horse and buggy for the new fangled 'aut-o-mo-bill".
Indeed, some subsequently didn't want to give up their radio for television.
By the by, those that think that Mr Biden's statement will cause the oil patch workers to stampede to President Trump, the unemployment rate in the industry is 14.9 percent (as of September):
I have a hybrid now and would not be opposed to going for a greener vehicle when the time comes to replace it.
The future will come whether you like it or not. Technology changes. How many of you still use a horse and buggy?
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