Ford stops taking orders on the lightening

ShinerBock wrote:
I am not an EV or ICE hater. I am a realist though and dislike people making false claims to make their side look better ...........

Excellent summary of the problem of EV discussions and it plays out on the marketing departments being very much guilty of the same issue.

Overstating the capabilities creates distrust and hurts marketing because unless you are a true acolyte, you can see thru the BS.

Instead, focus on what they do well and admit the limitations and you could build an market where they are very much viable.
- If I needed a commuter car (2 car family), I would be all over an EV with a 100-150 mile range that costs the same or less than equivalent gas car and by limiting the range, you bring costs way down which makes it even more viable to market.
- When the acolytes push towing (there are a few who speak honestly but they are often drowned out), it's obvious there are severe limitations that 99.99% of people can't/won't accept. The harder they push, the more obvious it becomes that they aren't being honest.

Then it give ammunition to those who are simply anti-EV without good reason to sow further distrust.

While most RV trips are under 200miles, I know very few RVers who don't take at least a 300-400mile trip per year (often 1000-3000mile trip each year). So short of renting an ICE truck for those longer trips, it's not viable for the vast majority of RVers. That may change but it actually hurts adoption by pushing the theme.