I have a 2016 macbook pro. My house is fairly clean and 1.5 years in the keyboard was crap. Keys were sticking and repeating and making a sound like walking on a soda coated theater room floor. If you think it's not a problem, Google on it, many people are complaining about it and I believe there is a lawsuit for it as well. Fortunately I had Applecare and they replaced the entire bottom half of my laptop. I blow it off now every time I use it but I don't believe I should have to baby a device this way as a condition of use. Because I have pets I am afraid the laptop will become unusable again shortly after my Applecare ends.
Don't get me started on the USB-C ports. They became so loose after that 1.5 years my power cable would fall out simply from moving the laptop around. Everyone told me 'oh you just got a faulty device' but now after the replacement it is happening again.
No, but there will always be another gas station down the street no matter where you are. Really, this isn't a problem with gas stations unless you are really in the middle of nowhere.
I don't know what paramedic services are like in your area, but I live in a sparsely populated Canadian province. Some people wait for an hour for an ambulance as it is. Also a lot can't afford it. They certainly don't need more pressure from people who have an unusable vehicle in their driveways.
I think the biggest impediment to people buying EVs is the fact that an EV takes 30-40 minutes to 'fill'. Sure if they figure out how to get around that, EVs will start to sell to more people.
But if I'm going to Costco then I'm at home and I can charge in my garage. What I'm talking about is being on a road trip and having to stop at some diner in the middle of nowhere and sit for 30 minutes. That's what I don't want. Especially if it is cold outside, but that just means I will need to do it more.
If the economy was doing that well, companies would be falling over themselves trying to retain workers by increasing compensation packages. That has not happened yet.
Well before that happens, EVs will need to be significantly more convenient. Right now they only work for 20% of the people 100% of the time. Before I buy one, I want to go out on the highway at -30C for eight hours or so and be very comfortable heat-wise and energy capacity-wise. I want to be able to drive out to my cottage and not worry about having to charge before turning around and driving back. Right now the early adopters seem to like them, but they are also the ones with no particular long range use.
No, every other device works fine. Literally it is pretty much just Apple. Why should products not be made to suit the average person? It sounds like you are the one with special requirements. You want it so then it has to be used in a clean room.
I agree with you completely. I'd be very uncomfortable with a vehicle I couldn't have at full capacity within 20 minutes or so. I think EV proponents have very predicable lives but mine just isn't. There are unexpected emergencies and trips required from time to time.
EVs will need to have a full day of driving on a charge in order to be practical for most. No one wants to lose the ability to choose where they stop on a road trip and for how long.
If someone removes a charging station, or a charging station breaks, are they legally obligated to report it to the website immediately? Because no way will I trust a website if I am on a road trip in the middle of nowhere unless people are required to update it or be penalized a huge amount. People are lazy, and these will get out of date. Meanwhile, I may be planning to get to that one charging station in the middle of nowhere.
So people with Apple products aren't allowed to have animals? Just because those environments don't suit you snowflake, it doesn't mean that they aren't within the range of cleanliness of the average home that a laptop may need to work in.
I can buy a Honda Accord new at $30K Canadian and buy another $30K of gas before I'm at your price point. That would probably take me the lifetime of the car.
I"m waiting for someone to have a heart attack or other serious medical emergency at home and their car isn't charged enough to make it to the hospital. It's going to happen. Life events aren't always so predictable that you can wait overnight for a charge. Let's hope VW makes a car that can charge in 20 minutes or less.
EVs absolutely won't fit into my life. There is no place other than my home that I ever, ever want to spend time at. It is that simple. Except when I am on vacation, then I want to either be out seeing things or at my hotel. But sitting at a place to shop or a coffee shop... never.
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I have a 2016 macbook pro. My house is fairly clean and 1.5 years in the keyboard was crap. Keys were sticking and repeating and making a sound like walking on a soda coated theater room floor. If you think it's not a problem, Google on it, many people are complaining about it and I believe there is a lawsuit for it as well. Fortunately I had Applecare and they replaced the entire bottom half of my laptop. I blow it off now every time I use it but I don't believe I should have to baby a device this way as a condition of use. Because I have pets I am afraid the laptop will become unusable again shortly after my Applecare ends.
Don't get me started on the USB-C ports. They became so loose after that 1.5 years my power cable would fall out simply from moving the laptop around. Everyone told me 'oh you just got a faulty device' but now after the replacement it is happening again.
When we go on a family trip, we pack a cooler and eat on the road so we can get to where we're going. No, we don't want to stop for a charge.
No, but there will always be another gas station down the street no matter where you are. Really, this isn't a problem with gas stations unless you are really in the middle of nowhere.
I don't know what paramedic services are like in your area, but I live in a sparsely populated Canadian province. Some people wait for an hour for an ambulance as it is. Also a lot can't afford it. They certainly don't need more pressure from people who have an unusable vehicle in their driveways.
I think the biggest impediment to people buying EVs is the fact that an EV takes 30-40 minutes to 'fill'. Sure if they figure out how to get around that, EVs will start to sell to more people.
Obviously smartphones aren't being made thin enough. They need to make them as fragile as a wafer, then they can sell more.
Yes, get a job at some other company with equal motivation to keep your compensation package down.
Yeah fair enough. If you're talking about the masses, I think $10K is more reasonable to spend on a car.
But if I'm going to Costco then I'm at home and I can charge in my garage. What I'm talking about is being on a road trip and having to stop at some diner in the middle of nowhere and sit for 30 minutes. That's what I don't want. Especially if it is cold outside, but that just means I will need to do it more.
If the economy was doing that well, companies would be falling over themselves trying to retain workers by increasing compensation packages. That has not happened yet.
Well before that happens, EVs will need to be significantly more convenient. Right now they only work for 20% of the people 100% of the time. Before I buy one, I want to go out on the highway at -30C for eight hours or so and be very comfortable heat-wise and energy capacity-wise. I want to be able to drive out to my cottage and not worry about having to charge before turning around and driving back. Right now the early adopters seem to like them, but they are also the ones with no particular long range use.
No, every other device works fine. Literally it is pretty much just Apple. Why should products not be made to suit the average person? It sounds like you are the one with special requirements. You want it so then it has to be used in a clean room.
In places where the average citizen hit by a self driving car doesn't have the power to participate in the legal system.
Reduced demand brings prices down, not up.
I agree with you completely. I'd be very uncomfortable with a vehicle I couldn't have at full capacity within 20 minutes or so. I think EV proponents have very predicable lives but mine just isn't. There are unexpected emergencies and trips required from time to time.
EVs will need to have a full day of driving on a charge in order to be practical for most. No one wants to lose the ability to choose where they stop on a road trip and for how long.
If someone removes a charging station, or a charging station breaks, are they legally obligated to report it to the website immediately? Because no way will I trust a website if I am on a road trip in the middle of nowhere unless people are required to update it or be penalized a huge amount. People are lazy, and these will get out of date. Meanwhile, I may be planning to get to that one charging station in the middle of nowhere.
So people with Apple products aren't allowed to have animals? Just because those environments don't suit you snowflake, it doesn't mean that they aren't within the range of cleanliness of the average home that a laptop may need to work in.
I can buy a Honda Accord new at $30K Canadian and buy another $30K of gas before I'm at your price point. That would probably take me the lifetime of the car.
I"m waiting for someone to have a heart attack or other serious medical emergency at home and their car isn't charged enough to make it to the hospital. It's going to happen. Life events aren't always so predictable that you can wait overnight for a charge. Let's hope VW makes a car that can charge in 20 minutes or less.
EVs absolutely won't fit into my life. There is no place other than my home that I ever, ever want to spend time at. It is that simple. Except when I am on vacation, then I want to either be out seeing things or at my hotel. But sitting at a place to shop or a coffee shop... never.
You must be a very religious person.... if you just pray you don't have an emergency that requires you to do more driving than planned.
Shit man, I didn't realize my mac was lined with gold. Thanks for the tip.
So I can go out and buy a brand new Porsche 911 and Uber will have to cover my costs plus pay me a minimum wage? SWEET!
Yeah, not spending that much on a vehicle.