The nightmare stories surrounding electric vehicles keep coming, and consumers are paying attention. Sales of EVs have slowed precipitously as many automakers walk back plans to go full electric. The numerous issues with sourcing materials, performance issues related to battery life and maintenance, high prices, lack of charging infrastructure, and a general lack of confidence have led to unsold vehicles stacking up on dealer lots, and folks who already owned them are selling them off, often at a loss.
The green agenda and Biden Administration has aggressively pushed the vehicles to the point of mandating them and has also choked out America’s fossil fuel industry. The ensuing high gas prices haven’t forced as many Americans into electric as the administration had hoped, and now even Biden is backing off some of the proposed mandates.
Recently, a popular sports commenter on the wildly popular “Pardon My Take” podcast known as “Pro Football Talk Commenter,” also known as Eric Sollenberger, detailed his nightmare experience with his EV as he tried to make the trip to Indianapolis, Indiana, for the annual NFL scouting combine. His experience is similar to what many have experienced on EV road trips.
Sollenberger detailed the pitfalls of going electric: “I have an electric car, very lib of me … I took it for the first road trip this week, I drove to Indy, and upon leaving it gives you like a calculation of how far you have left in your battery life to get to Indianapolis. So I charged it overnight, got it up to 100%. I left in the morning, it told me I would have about 15% battery left when I arrived in Indianapolis. And then there’s a charging station right here at Lucas Oil. So I was just going to hit that up and then drive back.”
Sollenberger continued: “So as I start my drive, I’d say about 30 minutes into my drive, I looked down at the estimated battery remaining calculator that we have and it says now 12%,” he continued. “And then slowly but surely, every single mile that I drive, that percentage starts to dip, dip, dip, until now I’m down at like 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%. So I text the group I’m like, ‘My car might not make it to Indianapolis and I might need to get a ride from somebody else to take me the last leg.’ So I go on my way and it gets down now to zero so I’m like okay, I’m screwed. I gotta find a charging station.”
Range issues are a significant bugaboo for the industry, as many report not reaching anywhere close to the advertised range. Sollenberger reported being late for his event after scrambling for a charging station, “So I had to find a charging station on the way which added about — I thought it was going to take about 15 — it added about 30 minutes to my trip.”
Lack of a charging infrastructure may be the biggest hurdle for the industry, and the Biden White House has failed miserably on that front. Politico said: “Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change. Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger.” It rightfully begs the question ‘where has the money went?’ It indeed hasn’t been spent to install much-needed chargers.
Sollenberger hilariously detailed his plans moving forward. He said: “I tried to save the environment, now I’m going full Taylor Swift mode, use as much energy as possible. I’m going to fly places, I will fly a private jet from Chicago to Indianapolis instead of driving my earth saving electric cars. So that’s what I get for trying to save the environment for our children and our children’s children. F*** those kids, yeah because I’m going to be driving diesel now.” Comments start at the 1:39 mark in the video below.
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