xpcdoojk
Well-Known Member
Freedom loves choices. However some politicians are limiting our choices. CAFE standards. The EU is banning even hybrid vehicles in the not so far in the future future. We can all get along. I do not give a wit what you drive. I despise people who pretend one is inherently good and another inherently bad. I suggest most of us are not all knowing enough to get to make that choice and those in government, think groups and social doo-gooders are specifically poorly suited.So much this. I work at a non-profit that does research on the electric grid from generation to use (our group looks at EVs and EV charging, big and small), and can only shake my head at a lot of this.
Can't we all get along? In my garage lives a '64 Willys Wagon with stock 230 OHC and a carb, our '82 Scrambler has fuel-injection and the bulk of our everyday miles are done in an electric car (we are looking for our third now with three kids).
And to get back to the early posts on the thread, it doesn't have to be all-electric or nothing. There is a huge role for plug-in hybrids (think 30 miles or so electric range and then "regular" driving on a gas-hybrid powertrain). This is what is coming for the plug-in Wrangler which was supposed to be launched late this year or early next year. Just as week, the head of Jeep also talked about an all-electric Wrangler. Imagine a future where a Wrangler or Gladiator has four engine/motor options: gas, diesel, mild hybrid, and plug-in hybrid, and maybe even full electric. We all will get choices.
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