A few years ago I unwisely got involved in arguing about EVs on PistonHeads forum, I should have known better lol! I first looked at EV threads out of interest but when I read how users were all saying how convenient and inexpensive they were to run I couldn't help sticking my oar in. I said charging couldn't stay free, range is too limited unless you only use for local shopping trips and charge at home, charging time is too long and inconvenient, length of charging time implies ques at chargers as EVs become more popular, they're not as environmentally friendly as manufacturers would have us believe, etc, and I said it would be cheaper to run a little car on LPG than an EV. I haven't posted on PistonHeads forum for a few years now but it seems I'm still remembered and strongly disliked by EVers for my earlier comments / arguments - some of my customers have mentioned me on unrelated threads, still EVers remember me and say 'ahh that nutter on the EV threads etc etc' (even if most of what I said and predicted has turned out to be true).
The other day I did have another read on PistonHeads and found this thread
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=247&t=1921254
The opening post and a video a bit further down the thread are potential situations I would have concerns about suffering if I switched to an EV.
But I haven't posted lol...
There's a guy on PistonHeads called MaxTorque who claims to be involved in EV development, which I don't doubt, he also claims to have been involved with development of the Koltec factory fitted LPG conversions at one time, I don't doubt that either. But I do doubt the depth and range of his involvement because he claims to be involved in everything from battery development, through motors and control development to chassis development. Around 10 years ago I remember a bloke called Max and his wife visiting me to have his Koltec system fixed on his Astra, that Max also told me he was a key developer of the Koltec system... I remember this because I wondered why, if he had developed it, did he seem to know bugger all about it and not know how to fix it himself. A few years ago I asked MaxTorque around 4 times if he was the same Max who brought his Koltec system to me for repair, he never did answer but every time I asked seemed to wait a couple of days until discussion/argument had moved on before his next post. I see all sorts of ironies in some of his posts, including how a couple of years ago he was saying fast chargers would be easy to set up all over the place including on most forecourts... while at work his firm developing EV's relied on diesel generators to charge EVs.