Add this to the list of misconceptions about EV's

[adric22]

Having owned EVs for years I thought I had heard them all. But here's a new one. My cousin (who lives in a different city and probably didn't even know I drive a Leaf) posted on his Facebook a picture of a Chevy Volt plugged in at his work. He then claimed how this person was very irresponsible for leaving his car plugged in for 12 hours.

I was scratching my head on this one. After further conversation I realized his misconception. He thought that as long as the car was plugged in, it would be drawing power, even if the battery was full. I explained that it would shut off after the battery was full. But he said that didn't matter because he had always heard that anything plugged in would use power. He cited examples such as a toaster. :?

So anyway. I think I have him straightened out on that issue.. but then the conversation quickly went downhill into the usual "produces more pollution due to coal" and EV drivers "getting free fuel" and all of the other misconceptions. I think he got tired of the argument after a while.

 

[lpickup]

Fortunately you have a great video series you could just point him to!

 

[kubel]

All ESVE's have some amount of 'phantom load', maybe that's what he was getting at.

 

[EvansvilleLeaf]

Well technically he's right - but a few watts are not going to be significant even for a bunch of hours.

 

[TonyWilliams]

Now is a good time for this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdYTj5CChaA&sns=em" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[shay]

Now is a good time for this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdYTj5CChaA&sns=em" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's not anymore:
"The real me..."
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Travis Chambers.
Sorry about that.

 

[surfingslovak]

Now is a good time for this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdYTj5CChaA&sns=em" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's not anymore:
"The real me..."
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Travis Chambers.
Sorry about that.

Here you go, straight from the copyright owner, Travis Chambers:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhm7-LEBznk[/youtube]

 

[klapauzius]

Does that video mean people are stupid?
Personally I think, it is a hoax, they just pretended.

 

[surfingslovak]

Does that video mean people are stupid?
Personally I think, it is a hoax, they just pretended.

That's possible, of course. The original video has gone viral, and there were several responses to it. One of them was by Laureen Reeves, a former broadcast journalist turned actress. She could have been seeking attention as well, but judging by the recording, she didn't get it either.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alkX2l92eRg[/youtube]

 

[CWO4Mann]

Does that video mean people are stupid?
Personally I think, it is a hoax, they just pretended.

Nope, people really are stupid. Most of them anyway, and anything outside of their comfort zone/envelope is disturbing.

 

[klapauzius]

Does that video mean people are stupid?
Personally I think, it is a hoax, they just pretended.

That's possible, of course. The original video has gone viral, and there were several responses to it. One of them was by Laureen Reeves, a former broadcast journalist turned actress. She could have been seeking attention as well, but judging by the recording, she didn't get it either.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alkX2l92eRg[/youtube]

OMG...that second video did it...

No wonder America will lose its world leadership role...with an attitude like that it will be happening within the next decade...

Anyway, I am inclined now to believe that the original one was real and no fake.
(It took my 8 year old daughter one second to come up with the right answer, without a
calculator )

With a workforce like this, how do you imagine we will manage to produce things like microchips, planes, advanced drugs or EVs for that matter?

 

[bdgotoh]

This helps explain why so many people think EVs create more pollution than ICE cars.