The Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark problem of EVs
I recently bought my first "EV" from a guy for 25 dollars. The model above lists for over 300, but missing the bagger and charger, I was willing to take a chance. When the charger comes, I'll see if my gamble was worth it. I've balked at purchasing anything bigger than an electric drill because my corded electric mower works fine (and will forever) and larger electric products have a real problem with unrepairability and become waste far too soon without good recycling options. Before we go more electric, we really need to ensure that all these things can be repaired (right to repair legislation) and be deconstructed for recycling (extended producer responsibility legislation). As the energy crisis ramps up, I've cancelled our scheduled trip to the Philippines since it is hitting harder there. Where normally, we might sit through the normal brownouts every other day, if we went this summer, it would likely be worse, and a jet fuel crisis might well strand us in ...
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