Learning the Hard Way Not to Buy an EV
A tale of woe serves as a warning to those considering a politically correct but economically and functionally wrong electric truck:
Dalbir Bala, who lives in the Winnipeg area, bought a Ford F-150 Lightning EV in January for $115,000 Canadian dollars (around $85,000 U.S. dollars), plus tax.
Bala needed the vehicle not only for work but for out of town recreational activities.
He also wanted an environmentally friendly vehicle as owning one is “responsible citizenship these days.”
That is to say, he was a sucker. But Bala is wiser now.
The vehicle compelled him to install two chargers – one at work and one at home – for $10,000. To accommodate the charger, he had to upgrade his home’s electric panel for $6,000. …
Not long after the purchase, Bala got into a minor accident which, he said, required “light assembly” on the front bumper. Bala took the vehicle to the body shop and did not get it back for six months. He said no one from Ford answered his email or phone calls for help.
Maybe they were all on the phone with the politicians who keep them in business by paying them to produce EVs.
Then Bala tried taking the truck on a family trip. Unable to find a working charging station, they ran out of juice.
Bala ultimately had the vehicle towed to a Ford dealership in Elk River and rented a regular gasoline-powered vehicle to complete the family’s trip to Chicago. The family picked up the F-150 Lightning on their way back to Winnipeg.
Laments Bala:
“I can only drive in city – biggest scam of modern times.”
Just as no amount of subsidies can make EVs make sense, no amount of liberal media hype can prevent consumers from learning that they are inferior to proper vehicles. That’s why Democrats have to make them mandatory, not just in California and New York but nationwide.
On tips from Lyle, ABC of the ANC, and Stormfax.
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