What are myths/supposed downfalls of Electric Cars?

Question

I'm planning on doing a video debunking any myths or downfalls of Electric Cars.

I've got speed and range, knowing that EV's now can get 200 miles per charge and go up to 135 mph.

and I got pollution/efficiency. they get 90% efficiency as opposed to 25%

are there any others though? and how could they be disputed?

Answer 1

Well, range isn’t a myth, there’s only one EV that advertises UP TO a 200 mile range per charge, and the cost for this car last time I checked was $109,000. Most of the EV’s are in the 100 to 150 mile range.  

Now take that car and put in ND in the winter and see what happens to that range I’ve seen it colder then -40. You might get a 1/3 of that, also unless you live in a city 200 miles isn’t that far, on any given day I’ve driven as much as 400 miles or more just going to see my doctor. In fact I’ll be driving almost 300 miles one way just to take a test in about two weeks.

I could buy lets say a Mini Cooper D (hopefully in the states sometime soon) and I only get the city number of 50 MPG. And let’s say diesel goes to $10 a gallon. A Mini Cooper D costs about $30,000 US. That gives me about $80,000 dollars for fuel or 8,000 gallons at $10 per gallon. 8,000 gallons would mean that I could drive 400,000 miles before the EV even has a chance to break if you get your electricity for free, and my “recharge” time is measured in minuets not hours.

Answer 2

Well at this point, we are ready to shut down all coal fired power plants to appease the EU and the UN and Gore

We refuse to build more Nuclear power plants.

Solar does not work

Wind power is in law suite after law suite, between the 'lost views' the noise the dead birds, most do not want the 200 foot towers around.

So, say you get 200 miles per charge, what do you plan to charge it from?

Then there is the cost what are they now for a car that will SAFELY carry the average family of 3 to 4,  $45,000 -$50000?

Answer 3

the myth is that you can actually buy one.

Answer 4

well i was going with range , but you stole yhat thunder...

what about cost?

Answer 5

Hmm, yeah pollution efficiency, range, cost are all good.

How about the argument that they don't look cool or something like that. There's always people complaining about how efficient cars look. I know it's a weak argument, but there are people like that. I  remember a year ago, these boards were all lit up with people whining about how they would never drive a prius because of how it looked.

*cough* 4 dollars a gallon later... *cough cough*