A Canadian man is calling electric vehicles the “biggest scam of modern times” after his frustrating experience with an electric truck.
Dalbir Bala, who lives in the Winnipeg area, bought a Ford F150 Lightning EV in January for $115,000, plus tax. He told FOX Business he needed the vehicle for his work, but also wanted something suitable for recreational activities such as driving to his cabin or going fishing. He also wanted an environmentally friendly vehicle as owning one is “responsible citizenship these days.”
But Bala was quickly hit with the reality of owning and operating an EV soon after the purchase. The vehicle compelled him to install two charges – 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.
In all, Bala spent more than $130,000 – plus tax.
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.
stop calling them electric vehicles! they are not! they are battery powered vehicles! just like your phone, do we call them electric phones also? idiots!
They are electric 6:32. Batteries store DC current to be used when needed. How much eduction do you have ?? Everybody, except you apparently, knows that DC is a form of electricity just as AC current is also. Leave the booze alone for a while and you will begin to think clearer.
EV will not become the Biden mandate. New admin will push it 30 yrs or more…. its not fiscally sustainable.
Fossil fuels will dominate and better tech YEARS down the road will off EV if folks want them.
No mandates. They are never successful and usually lead to war – where no one wins.
AC/DC explanation is not needed smarty pants. Find a cure for something, then brag.
Right on, 9:06!! 6:32 is always quick to call someone an IDIOT, when it is he who is the IDIOT!