Shit. EV's are going to save car culture

Yeah, yeah, stop it already. I know electric cars the lumps of shit fished from Satan's toilet after weeks of constipation because his diet of MrBeasts Feastables. They're the bane of every car enthousiasts weekend at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Everytime one whizzes past the bales of straw, everyone in the public suddenly gets a fit of narcolepsy. But they're also the savior of the same festival and car culture in general.

Yeah, yeah, I know I need to explain that. I will by telling you a shitty story. Bear with me.

During our last office day the editorial team got to talking about the car one of my team members was going to buy. He recently sold his BMW M2 and has looking for a replacement. In the meantime he's been driving some shitbox to work. He's got a reasonable budget, but instead of listing all the cars he's looking at, he flat out told us he doesn't want one anymore. After we all got up on our chairs again, he actually started to makes sense again.

"I like to drive, but I don't like to have to work a full day just to afford going to work in my car that same day", was what he told us.

You can't argue with that point. Driving has become insanely expensive. Not only because of the actions of that stupid orange man that doesn't like red cards in football, but also because insurance companies think charging an arm and a leg a month for premiums is actually reasonable. Add in other taxes and maintenance, and the number is getting so staggeringly stupid, you start looking for an extra shift at McDonalds just to be able to drive your BMW 116i to work every day.

But nice as my colleague is, he also provided himself with the solution: a second hand Tesla Model 3. Cheap in every way, you just have to be willing to be laughed at by the petrolheads that refuse to get unstuck from their standpoints. That is a bigger issue than you might think. I know a couple of them.

The Tesla-solution is actually a smart one that can save all of car culture. You see, he wasn't done quite yet. There is a second part to his solution: getting a second car for funsies. The money that he's saving on gasoline and maintenance is almost the same as he would need to run the Model 3 daily.

See, that EV-stuff isn't as stupid or even threatening as you might think. The fun stuff will always stick around, but the shitty daily grocery runs can AND SHOULD be done in an electric car. I think I mentioned it before, but I think all daily drivers that don't give a shit about cars should be forced to drive EV's. The shear amount of people switching to EV's, would give us enthousiasts room enough to keep playing. It might even make it cheaper overall. And best of all, most of the uncaring people would probably be happier for it, because EV's are so, and I do mean sooooooooo much better for daily driving.

In fact, I think we might as well dial down the collective effort the try and make EV's as fun as any car with a combustion engine. That's never going to happen, and we all know it. I mean an electric car can be fun and all, but we don't need to force it to be more that what it is. Artificial sounds, shifts and engine stalls are not needed. Just make them good at what they're supposed to be good at, which is getting us from point A to point B. Maybe with a bit of style and flair, but that's all. Nothing more and nothing less is needed from them. We'll eventually realize there are different tools for different jobs, and that is going to be fine. It's just that we like tools with V8's for the times we're going to the Eiffel.

And for all the people doubting the fun stuff will stick around, I just have two things to close out with. First up: have you even seen what has been going up the hill at Goodwood Festival of Speed this year? There was enough fuel displacement going on to make your deaf uncle even more deaf. Second: Aston Martin has found a way to keep the V12 alive: It's staying small enough to not be targeted by the European restrictions. Yes, that might also be an excuse for not being able to grow besides giving it their best shot, but let's just take this one at face value and enjoy it.

There is that, and then there will always be a second hand market. And we all know the part that is reserved for dead dinosaur burning four wheelers will eventually change into a place for enthousiasts. Even more than it is already. The rest will be driving electric cars.

It might even become what me and some friends have dubbed a 'CAS' or a 'Car Appreciation Society'. I for one wouldn't mind that one bit.