The "standard" is not near as simple as that. There are many explanations of the different standards available online.
Here is one.
Your link appears to describe standards in Europe, Japan and China. The EV standards in Japan for Japanese market cars are not relevant for cars in the United States. Toyota, Nissan and the other Japanese automakers are following the US standard for their US market cars.
You are obviously entitled to your opinion. I have found him to be very informed and fair in his posts. His large following seems to indicate many others do as well. And, Kilmer is but one such critic. There are many, many others.
14,000 miles per year (latest FHA average annual mileage) times 11 years (average length of time a car is kept) = 154,000 miles. So if you accept these government numbers there are a ton of cars on the road in excess of 150,000 miles. Of course this also depends on how owners do maintenance and does not count those killed by collision.
The average length of time the first owner keeps a car is
actually about 6 years. The average age of a car is approaching 12 years.
Yes, I do realize my experience with gas cars is not representative. I think a lot of gas cars are on the road beyond 150k miles. I just don't know if it's 25% or 75% that make it beyond that number before finding the scrap yard.
No, but it does mean that you pay the very big bucks to replace the battery if it craps out or wears out. And according to many recent consumer polls there is a noticeable decline in battery efficiency as it ages so maximum mileage can be expected to decline as it ages.
I absolutely recognize the risk of a battery failure in an EV. I think the risk of outright failure is fairly low. But we'll need a decade or so to really prove it one way or the other. I'm sure some manufacturers will fare better than others.
True, but what if you are not going to Taco Bell? What if you have to be gone several hours? What if you have to drive a long distance in that time? Each hour unplugged takes away from battery charging so you may not have enough to do tomorrow's round trip? I admit this is probably a long shot and unlikely to create anything more than an inconvenience but it is a valid consideration.
On a level 2 charger ("dryer plug") you'll get something like 30-50 miles of range per hour charging. Depends on the model of car.
The whole idea behind EV's is to lessen fuel cost, not increase or stay even. Unfortunately, EV's come with a lot of inconvenient baggage compared to a similar petro car.
As I illustrated in another reply to this thread, the fuel costs are currently hugely in favor of EVs. Who knows what gasoline prices are like in 5 years, but unless gasoline is selling for around $1.50 or electric rates quadruple, it will remain that way.
Obviously people use their cars for lots of different things. I personally do not think I would suffer any inconvenience for driving an EV, except for slightly longer fueling stops on the rare days that I travel more than 3 or 4 hours.
Experts say even the zero emissions claims are grossly misleading if you measure the entire life cycle of the vehicle (build to scrap).
The "zero emissions" claims are for the tailpipe only. No one that I've seen is claiming that the manufacturing process is carbon free or otherwise free of pollution.
People in Sun City drive around in golf carts and that works out very well unless they need to go outside their immediate neighborhood. EV's give them more range but at a very large cost.
I'm perplexed at how much money golf carts cost, compared to their limited utility. At least here, golf carts are banned on most roads, except for a handful signed as "golf cart friendly."
And that's what I am saying as well. If an EV fits your life style and you're OK with the limitations then go get one. I was just trying to illustrate that there are drawbacks that should be well understood before you write that big check.
Fair enough.
Scotty goes electric. Just posted. Take a
look.
E-Bikes are definitely interesting. Much lower risk than an EV.
