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Something catastrophic may be lurking in our not too distant future once electric vehicles become our only mode of transportation after being forced down our throats by our government. Several million vehicles use the Florida interstates on a normal day every day of the week. The last two major hurricanes that hit Florida put several million extra vehicles on I-75 and I-95 at the same time all fleeing north to evacuate the areas that were in the path of the storms. Most EVs driving north from central or southern Florida might make it as far as Jacksonville before their batteries are dead. Now, picture several million EV owners all trying to find charging stations in Jacksonville at the same time. Now, picture every escape route north completely jammed with EVs with dead batteries. Police and tow vehicle drivers are no help since they are also forced to drive EVs. Escaping the storms or any other life threatening catastrophe will be nearly impossible.
For those of you who think this scenario is too extreme should drive on I-75 around Tampa during rush hour and see traffic completely stopped in both directions due to the congestion or see how traffic can come to a complete stop on I-4 and be backed up for several miles because everyone has to slow down to a crawl to look at a fender bender that’s on the shoulder or a cop giving someone a ticket. We used to call them “rubberneckers.” The sheer number of vehicles on Florida’s interstates on a normal day is astounding. I’ve seen it many times and it’s real.
For those of you who think this scenario is too extreme should drive on I-75 around Tampa during rush hour and see traffic completely stopped in both directions due to the congestion or see how traffic can come to a complete stop on I-4 and be backed up for several miles because everyone has to slow down to a crawl to look at a fender bender that’s on the shoulder or a cop giving someone a ticket. We used to call them “rubberneckers.” The sheer number of vehicles on Florida’s interstates on a normal day is astounding. I’ve seen it many times and it’s real.
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