“No, I like gas cars.”

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Kerbe said:
If you go back to your initial posting you'll recall that it mentions several such overreactions. Coutinpe's comment was about THAT posting so, in fact, my comment was a reaction to the two
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Coutinpe’s comment was, in fact, a response to Jdonalds comment, not mine. We clearly have differing views on what constitutes an overreaction, as I don’t consider anything in my original post to be an overreaction.

Kerbe said:
Now, as to why you'd assume I had enough expertise to lecture on PHEV misunderstanding I don't know - but my own experience has more than proven, to me, that many people are unaware of the features of PHEVs.
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I did not assume that you had enough expertise to lecture on PHEV misunderstanding. Thank you for sharing your views on the subject.

It was my intent, when starting this thread, to open a discussion on why the general public is largely unaware of PHEV’s and why, the few that are aware, have so many misconceptions about them.
 
Landshark said:
Coutinpe’s comment was, in fact, a response to Jdonalds comment, not mine. We clearly have differing views on what constitutes an overreaction, as I don’t consider anything in my original post to be an overreaction.



I did not assume that you had enough expertise to lecture on PHEV misunderstanding. Thank you for sharing your views on the subject.

It was my intent, when starting this thread, to open a discussion on why the general public is largely unaware of PHEV’s and why, the few that are aware, have so many misconceptions about them.
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AH, so THAT'S how you double quote - thanks for the example!

I didn't state that your initial post WAS an overreaction - I stated that it was ABOUT overreaction - of the "knee-jerk" variety: People expressing beliefs based on hard and fast reactions to misguided or under-informed opinions. I have heard comments along the line of "Electric cars? BAH! I've driven a golf cart and I wouldn't want to take something like that on the highway!" and the examples you mentioned brought that to mind.
 
Landshark said:
When I explain some of the features of the Clarity, their eyes seem to glaze over when they hear “50 miles of range on batteries” as if I’ve said, “the car is no good if you need to drive more than 50 miles”. It’s over for them at that point and now it’s time to talk about the bad call in the game last night, or a cat video or what someone tweeted.
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Thanks for clearing that up. I’d guess part of the above quote is what you’re referring to as being about an overreaction.

To be clear on my part, no one actually said the words in the second set of quotation marks. I used those words to express my perception of their lack of interest in wanting to discuss a PHEV.

I have also referred to some EV’s as (glorified) golf carts, maybe even clown cars. Anyone who drives one must have a sense of humor, so they shouldn’t be offended by such terminology. There have been a number of fun and stupid cars in my past. The preference now leans toward comfort and luxury.
 
Kerbe: Click + Quote on every message you want in a reply.

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Kerbe said:
WAIT! Electric cars run on coal? No WONDER they pollute so much more than real cars!
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Oh I missed this one! I am very confused. Now I don't know if this is indeed another example of overreaction (as the use of capitals could suggest to a biased observer) or I just probably need to go back to grammar school after failing so miserably while attempting to trace a historic parallel between PHEVs (with both ICE and electric propulsion) and early steamers (still carrying sails and masts in addition to the coal engines) as intermediate steps on the evolution of transportation but ending somehow suggesting that I believe electric cars run on coal and hence I am a perfect idiot. Or even worse, a heretic?
 
coutinpe said:
Oh I missed this one! I am very confused. Now I don't know if this is indeed another example of overreaction (as the use of capitals could suggest to a biased observer) or I just probably need to go back to grammar school after failing so miserably while attempting to trace a historic parallel between PHEVs (with both ICE and electric propulsion) and early steamers (still carrying sails and masts in addition to the coal engines) as intermediate steps on the evolution of transportation but ending somehow suggesting that I believe electric cars run on coal and hence I am a perfect idiot. Or even worse, a heretic?
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THIS is why we need a "sarcasm font"...
 
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