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Larson was not much of a factor. Started mid-pack, moved up to 9th (pending a possible winner's disqualification) - moved up mostly due to attrition. But he did lay off the chrome horn, which he had a lot of opportunity to use. That in itself was a professional performance.

People who find electric cars boring have either not driven a modern one, or have not driven one at all. There actually are a couple of good reasons an EV might have a transmission, although they produce enough torque to not really need one. 1. Reverse gear. Can save some wiring, contactors...

Agreed... as long as you don't look too closely...

With today's NextGen car having very little in common with the street cars that are "represented", does it matter what models GM carries in its fleet? They can apply Chevy stickers to whatever NASCAR's spec body happens to be.

Still waiting for a credible source for "we're already there though". Odd how you claim the media has an agenda to push, although you are part of the media. Hurts your argument to point a finger at oneself. If the sci/tech community has an agenda to push, it is to improve technology and its...

In California they are not blaming power blackout on EVs. They are blaming an aging electricity grid that hasn't kept up with a changing climate and evolving demands from utility customers. Agree that one major party doesn't want to modernize the power grid, but they will change their minds...

Once again, this is a prediction - not a measure of EV impacts today. It also talks about how improvements to the grid could compensate. Reading articles with bias indicates one's own agenda. Thought you lived in the Carolinas, like I do. I haven't heard of more frequent power outages blamed...

Sorry... forgot that facts aren't as favored as opinions...

Current NASCAR race cars can't go that long without pit stops...

Please share the evidence that you have that "blackouts are becoming more common and there is evidence EVs are the reason." There are plenty of articles fearing that this could happen, but I find none that actually pinpoint EVs as the cause. Instead, blackouts have been caused by aged and...

LOL, you sure embrace BS...

Note that petroleum is a finite source, and that we've probably already used up all of the easiest to get (and therefore cheapest) petroleum. This situation is unlikely to get better. EVs leave petroleum available for other uses, including ICE. Means that the remaining petroleum supply can be...

I'm saying that EVs are not going to take over quickly enough to take the power grid down. There is plenty of time to upgrade and augment the power grid. And not all EVs will be charged via the power grid anyway. I am not knocking the importance of cement plants. As I said before, that is a...

Where do you find credible sources that say "With an EV it's almost guaranteed that I will need to replace the battery in the 125k-150k mile range or drive around with my range reduced by literally half. And the battery will almost certainly be failed completely by the 200k/15 year mark."? EV...

Gee, if some EVs were around that were already charged then they could provide power... although expecting EVs to power whole grinding mills or cement p'ants is asking an awful lot... Yes, you are correct that in industrial situations like those the power grid needs some upgrading. But their...

Please realize that batteries have not been failing in large numbers. Maybe because they are living well past their predicted expiration dates, maybe because there aren't enough EVs that are old enough to get to those expiration dates (yet). The first Tesla Roadsters were delivered in 2008. I...

It's the battery packs that weigh a lot. The rest of the EV, including its motor, weighs less than an equivalent sized ICE vehicle. EVs, on average, weigh about 19% more than an equivalent sized ICE vehicle. People should be concerned. Some of the new battery chemistries promise lighter...

Yes, cold does reduce battery range from 12% to 41% depending on how cold it is and how much electric heating is employed. Makes some EVs more suitable for local driving during the winter... which is the kind of driving most people do on most days. So far people aren't replacing a lot of...

Don't forget that the current electric grid is not going to have to handle the demand of a major increase in the number of EVs any time soon. At the rate of EV growth in the overall automotive fleet, the grid has plenty of time to be updated and augmented. The electric grid will not have to...

You ain't kiddin'. I was crew chief for a Legends racer who ran the Summer Shootout at Charlotte because he could rub elbows with big name guys. It was frustrating because he refused to spend the money needed to compete there. Those cars are spec, so everything has to be just right or you're...