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One issue is just how far these cars actually go. One of the new \u201cBrilliant ideas\u201d that Ford has come up with is converting F150\u2019s, their most popular truck line into Electric trucks. Now people are discovering that when they are loaded up and towing a trailer, the range plummets faster than Harvey Weinstein\u2019s popularity with female movie stars.<\/p>\n
Then there is the battery fire issue. If the batteries rupture, which can happen in a crash, they burn…and burn…and burn. The next major issue is recharging them. This isn\u2019t like pulling into a gas station and 10 minutes later you\u2019re fully fueled for another few hundred miles. It takes hours, and that is if the cars charge at all, which one Tesla owner was complaining about. Here are the details from Fox Business News<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n A Virginia radio personality said he had to cancel Christmas plans because his Tesla S electric car would not charge during the ongoing freezing weather that has afflicted much of the United States. <\/b><\/p>\n Domenick Nati told Insider that he plugged his electric car<\/a> into a supercharger on Friday when it was 19 degrees outside. The car’s battery level was at 40% at the time. <\/b><\/p>\n “Two hours went by and not much changed,” Nati told the outlet. “It was very slow and the numbers got lower as the temperature dropped. Eventually, it stopped charging altogether.” <\/b><\/p>\n Didn\u2019t anyone tell you that extreme cold weather is death on batteries, even Tesla\u2019s Lithium batteries? Unless they can be brought up to a minimum level, (Which I don\u2019t know), the damn things simply will not charge. They work fine down south and in Kalifornistan. Up north? In the winter? Not so much.<\/p>\n Nati said he tried contacting Tesla for customer support, but nobody responded to him. He told Insider that he ultimately canceled his holiday plans because his car only had a 19-mile range at that point and there were no available Uber<\/a> or Lyft drivers. He was concerned that as a result, he would not be able to see his son on Christmas morning. <\/b><\/p>\n Sunday morning, Nati told Fox Business that he still had not heard back from Tesla and that his car still would not charge. He did say that he has heard from others who had similar experiences. <\/b><\/p>\n I suspect he and anyone else who called in won\u2019t hear back until next week. Unlike my Real World Job, I don\u2019t think Tesla\u2019s support desk is manned 24\/7\/365. (I may be wrong of course. I don\u2019t have or want a Tesla, so I don\u2019t care)<\/p>\n “Since I posted the video, a lot of people have mentioned having the same issue. Some fellow Tesla owners have even messaged me to see if I have found a solution,” Nati told Fox Business. “Unfortunately my answer is no.” <\/b><\/p>\n The answer is simple. Buy a care with an Internal Combustion Engine. It\u2019s tried and true technology with over 120 years of use. If you can\u2019t bring yourself to by a Dodge, then put your Tesla in your living room and turn the thermostat to 90 degrees and let the damn thing warm up. That should only take a couple of days, unless the battery decides to catch fire, then it will get really warm really fast.<\/p>\n The Teslas and other EV\u2019s are fun toys with limited use. The technology, unless there are a number of major breakthroughs, is a dead end. The issue isn\u2019t the electric motors, it\u2019s the energy storage system and the recharge time. Now Hydrogen as a fuel source has some potential, but it too has a few issues, starting with safely storing it in a car or refueling station. Still, it\u2019s early days for that, but I suspect that Hydrogen will end battery powered cars soon enough. In the meantime, all you Tesla and other EV owners in the frozen North, here is my advice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n