August 16, 2021 at 3:09 pm
#162058
Nonsense, imho.
Not because of the “division”, couldn’t care less if an EV is allowed to go faster, or if other ICE car drivers feel “offended”.
Most EVs (there’s exceptions but barely anyone can pay for them) aren’t designed for high speeds. An increase of what, 13% top speed, comes with the price of 30%-40% more energy consumption. Higher energy consumption, more battery wear (leading to the need to replace them sooner, which ain’t great for the wallet nor the environment), all for 10mph. This becomes even worse if you have to constantly accelerate up to 80 again because a slower car forced you back to 70.
Nah. Maybe in a decade or two, when EVs can efficiently drive at higher speeds (mainstream ones), but not in the near future.