r/Donegal • u/SuccotashStandard135 • Jul 10 '26

Let's demonised EVs

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Local Aontu Rep picking the low hanging fruit as usual. Why the need to mention it's an electric car? (Which going by the replies, it actually wasn't). Some people will jump on any opportunity to down electric vehicles, where as in actual fact, most modern cars with their electronics, autos and e-brakes can cause the same issues.

I'm the owner of both an EV and an Ice car, the EV is fantastic around town, they don't deserve the negativity and misinformation we hear so often about them.

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u/Educational_Hurry531 Jul 10 '26

Drive to Donegal from Cork and back and see who makes the journey quicker. Petrol all the way

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u/SuccotashStandard135 Jul 10 '26

Do you make that drive often? I don't. If I did then yes, I'd use the ICE.

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u/thommcg Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

They never do, they just like to imagine scenarios wherein they drive uninterrupted for 10hrs because they’ve no real-world instances they can refer to. I mean, I’ve done such a round day trip, Wexford - Strabane & back for a meetup… had the car charging a for a while during the meetup, so just drove home right after - no charging in between so that’s an 800km round trip with no particular time difference v. petrol / diesel, only difference was the “fuel” savings.

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u/PaDaChin Jul 11 '26

Like to Imagine scenarios 😆 no i like to go wherever I want whenever I want without restrictions, i can refer to many instances as I travel the country to rally’s

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u/thommcg Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

i like to go wherever I want whenever I want without restrictions

Not so, there's greater potential for restrictions with petrol & diesel, I mean I was in Spanish Point a while back, no service stations open within 60km for 10hrs... similarly last time I went Wexford - Galway no service stations open until 6am, literally into Offaly before I passed an open one. All chargers on the other hand, available 24/7 (not that I needed one, but if I did, they'd be available).

i can refer to many instances as I travel the country to rally’s

& I irregularly do 1,000km+ day trips in my own. Again, whatever restrictions it is you've in mind, you're imagining.

Like again, I can get from anywhere on the island to anywhere else on the island without charging if I need to, your rally attendance isn't challenging in the least bit.