#RbPi12 (12/18): Don't be an EV DELAYER

Hiya there! Today I’m going to talk to you who are sitting on the EV fence.

Also, check out the streamlined Action Resource Table, with some new entries!

       #RbPi (#RESIST-by-Plugging-in) diaries expand awareness that:

When the government is run by oil interests and global-warming deniers, switching to an electric vehicle (EV*) becomes a direct, effective act of #Resistance. On the merits, EVs are viable and increasingly attractive in many segments of the US new and used  auto market.

If you are serious about resisting, have a car, and you haven’t plugged in yet, I hope to help you and your community move ahead in the inevitable path to electrification, sooner rather than later. #Resist.       

*The term “EV” covers both “pure” battery-electric (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). IOW: if it has an externally-rechargeable battery, it’s an EV.

(ICE stands for Internal Combustion Engine: the outdated technology still driving >99% of vehicles)

Action Resource Table

don’t be fooled! there is a green consensus on ev’s

EV’S are already super-relevant to most households

EV KNOW-BEFORE-YOU-BUY GUIDE

THERE ARE PLENTY OF AFFORDABLE NEW and used EV’S. EV’S ARE SUPER-GOOD AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING...BUT WE MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT COBALT IN THE DRC.

Here’s Sierra Club. Here’s Union of Concerned Scientists.   Here’s Friends of the Earth. Here’s Greenpeace. Here’s the EU position.

Maybe you are not in a position to get an EV that meets your needs yet. But you surely know someone who is.

Note the potentially bad news under YRWV (tl;dr, in very cold winters range can easily be 30-40% below average), and the good news under Don’t Panic I/II. See this diary for recommended EV model lists.

New EV purchase deals. New EV lease deals (that’s how we got our Leaf!) Some used EV deals; for more see your local Craigslist, etc.

Don’t nickel and dime your own personal footprint of buying an EV. Every transition has its costs. We’re playing the long game here. It is long, but urgent: we need YOU to join.

This is not just an EV problem. And one-third of EVs have no cobalt at all (e.g., Gen 1 Nissan Leafs, most e-buses). But we must do more to curb “artisanal mines” where child labor/slavery is widespread.  DRC’s children deserve better.

Some Leading EV Websites

INSIDEEVS.COM

EV SALES BLOGELECTREKGREEN CAR CONGRESSFULLY CHARGEDGREEN CAR REPORTS

My favorite EV site. Used to be independent, now bought by a media company. Still the best. Home of the monthly US plug-in sales scorecard. I write there occasionally ;)

Current/historical numbers from most global EV markets. The main resource for my annual Top 10 Countries in the EV Revolution series.

Newer than insideevs, flashier, the most Tesla-dominated site.

Often takes a deeper dive into technical and academic articles.

This Youtube channel has been created and hosted since 2010(!) by English actor Robert Llewellyn.

Pretty similar to insideevs, but not limited to EVs only.