{"id":3462,"date":"2023-07-28T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2023-07-28T14:15:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T14:15:17","slug":"james-woods-calls-out-one-unmentioned-scary-nightmare-about-electric-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/james-woods-calls-out-one-unmentioned-scary-nightmare-about-electric-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"James Woods Calls Out One Unmentioned, Scary \u201cNightmare\u201d About Electric Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Woods used to be a Hollywood star, though in 2017 he announced he was essentially done with acting as he had been blacklisted from Hollywood and didn\u2019t need the work thanks to having bought Apple stock in the 1980s,saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Absolutely. The only reason I express my views is that I have accepted the fact that I\u2019m blacklisted. Also I bought Apple stock in the 80\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\n

So, he\u2019s willing and able to be quite open about what he thinks, and routinely uses that freedom to sound off on hot-button issues on Twitter, where he\u2019s known for being a right-leaning dissident, particularly on cultural topics.<\/p>\n

And now he\u2019s back at it, this time sounding off on the topic of electric vehicles, cars that have somehow become the current thing despite being almost unusablefor road trips<\/a>orbasic tasks expected of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Woods, however, in his criticism of electric cars doesn\u2019t focus on those typical, mundane problems with them. Having to wait forever for them to charge, dealing with the tech as it matures and the batteries slowly become more useful, the problems posed by lithium fires\u2026all those problems are real and must be dealt with, but they\u2019ve already been brought up and will be endlessly debated.<\/p>\n

So, in his attack on EVs, Woods brought up the safety issue associated with them, something that no one else has really focused on as of yet.<\/p>\n

Tweeting about that, Woodssaid<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The unspoken nightmare of owning an electric vehicle is the safety issue. A woman alone forced to sit for an hour charging her EV on a dark highway is not a comforting scenario, except to the roving gangs of hoodie thugs roaming our streets and highways<\/em><\/p>\n

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And while there aren\u2019t many articles on that topic yet, the problem of women being harassed at a gas station is a very real one. Harassment is already a real problem at gas stations, where fill ups currently just take a few minutes. think how bad that problem will be if charging takes an hour or more. Clean Technica, for instance, ran a good article highlighting current problems with gas stations and electric vehicle charging,saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

EV charging operators need to prioritize safety \u2014 especially women\u2019s safety. Our friends at\u00a0IrishEVs\u00a0shared two articles with me that touch upon safety issues that women are dealing with while charging their EVs while traveling. They highlight how EV charging operators need to take safety into account in order to not lose\/miss customers and also simply make sure their stations are safe places to charge.<\/em><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t count how many times I was harassed when I ducked by the Circle K just to grab an energy drink for work when I worked in retail \u2014 and I don\u2019t even have a car. \u201cHey, little lady, where you going? I can give you a ride? No? Okay, you ugly b*tch.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

There are countless stories of women being harassed at gas stations. Just last month in Atlanta, a woman wasshot and killed<\/a>at a gas station. So, our friends at\u00a0IrishEVs are making an excellent point about safety at EV charging sites \u2014 especially women\u2019s safety.<\/em><\/p>\n

In November,\u00a0IrishEVs\u00a0wrote this article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0addressing safety and security at EV charging points and then followed that up withthis one<\/a>pointing out the need for EV charging operators to take women\u2019s safety seriously. In the first article,\u00a0IrishEVs\u00a0highlighted Maddie Moat, who presented a beginners guide series for Fully Charged. In 2020, she flagged concerns about a lack of lighting and the positioning of public EV chargers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Similarly, there was a good Twitter thread on the subject, in which the author, a woman,said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been pondering why I felt so stressed about struggling to find an #EV charger last night\u2026 I had 30 miles left and this morning I was able to solve the problem pretty quickly. Then it hit me. It was dark, past 10pm, I was alone in a car park and I was scared. 1\/4<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m fed up of charging in pitch black car parks when I\u2019m by myself (often on the phone to get a machine restarted). I\u2019ve realised one of the reasons I feel vulnerable is because I\u2019m a solo woman hanging about in the dark, in a situation where I can\u2019t necessarily drive away. 2\/4<\/em><\/p>\n

Obviously this isn\u2019t the case for ALL charge points and this only happens when I\u2019m on the road, but so many of them are tucked away in car parks, behind pubs, at business centres etc. Places I would never go by myself at night. 3\/4<\/em><\/p>\n

Why are these public charge points not installed with lights? It would instantly make them\u00a0feel safer and less intimidating. Am I alone or do other women (or anyone) feel the same?<\/em><\/p>\n

Gas stations are already problem areas from a safety perspective, particularly as crime spikes and soft-on-crime policies embolden criminals. That\u2019ll likely just get worse as the EVs take long times to charge and criminals continue to be emboldened.<\/p>\n

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By: Gen Z Conservative<\/em><\/p>\n

SOURCE\u00a0https:\/\/theamericantribune.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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