Reply #38: More right wing inspired bullshit.

[kristopher]

Instead of accepting that people have different values you prefer to try argue that only your perception is right.

Example one: When I calculate my gasoline spending for a year I don't factor in the cost of the internal combustion engine auto - I consider it a part of the existing energy landscape that I live in. There is no reason to conclude that EVs should be treated differently. The basic technology of an EV is far less complex than an ICE, so there is no reason to think that they will command a price premium over ICEs in perpetuity. If someone wants to compare the fuel stream costs on that basis it is a perfectly reasonable desire and line of thinking.

Example two: Someone WANTS an EV because an EV is what they WANT. They don't need to justify it on fuel costs, maybe they are completely sold on the concept because they don't like the smell of auto exhaust or any of a thousand other reasons that are unique to them, it really don't matter. People base assigned value on many different foundations, it isn't your place to tell them they are wrong.