EREV is not as bad as you think.

[ZeusDriver]

Not just Europe. My neighbors had a PHEV. Not once did they ever plug it in. I even offered to let them use my charger. Their response was 'we don't need it... it charges itself when we drive'. Like energy is magic. It's likely that a scary percentage of Americans honestly believe energy is magic. And the only reason we put gas into cars is some kind of oil company conspiracy.

This stuff drives me nuts. I used to participate in an engineering forum where people would show up promoting one perpetual motion (over unity) scheme after another. (Some were prone to violence if proven wrong.)

But in daily, face to face life, I have had several conversations with well-intentioned and not profoundly stupid people who say they are waiting until the EV companies figure out how to drive a generator with a fifth wheel, (or just turn on regen all the time, etc... ) I had some pretty good science teachers, and am convinced that almost anyone can get through high school physics, given good teaching. The most basic understanding of how stuff works (i.e basic physics) should be a requirement for graduating high school... or getting a driver's license!!! Or voting.

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