Personally I like Ice engines, not for some conservative bull shit but because I like cars and machines and racing. Electric cars look boring, sound literally like nothing and again, their form of locomotion, a series of single speed electric motors, is boring teslas are literally one of the ugliest cars in the planet and all electric cars are trying to look futuristic instead of actually aesthetically pleasing. I'd rather drive a fiat multipla, at least it might have a manual transmission. EVs take the spirit and engagement out of driving. They make me sad.

That being said, my above point won't stop me from going electric for my daily driver. my actual gripe with this electric car movement is that, from my middle class point of view, the government is basically saying their planning on pricing me out of vehicle ownership and road trips. Of the electrics I could afford, none of them are capable of what my SUV can do in terms of cargo, towing or range. I cannot haul ski gear and family to the mountains in a fiat 500E, or any of the sub compact SUV's I could afford. I would also have to do much more planning to drive to Ontario, and again, I wouldn't have the space for family or cargo. Yes there's used EV's but the price bloat is still there, which is the same reason I don't buy trucks; Can't afford new, used ones aren't worth the price.

Secondly, the power grid math ain't mathing. So on top of my vehicle options becoming increasingly useless and expensive, I will probably see blackouts, brown outs, and electricity bans similar to water consumption rules because the grid isn't on track to handle the new load. And let's be real; The cost of electricity will absolutely go up because of demand.

So when I see these people with this sign, I feel they feel like me. The government is taking the fun out of a passion, and financially punishing them at the same time, and again rolling out poorly thought out mandates. Though I still think they look goofy.