The noise about electric cars is getting louder. The Biden administration is heavily promoting the sale of EVs by toughening and pushing emissions rules in an effort to make the sale of gas combustion car engines more problematic by the early 2030s. more electric vehicles, less climate issues, they claim.

Well, maybe. But I am unhappy about this proposal (which is at least, technically, not a ban on gas engines) for several reasons. One, I don’t like EVs. Aesthetically, I don’t find them attractive or appealing in their design. Just boxes. Second, I don’t care how fast or quickly they can go; there’s no place on the roads where that can or should be enjoyed (try that on I-84 and see what happens). Third, there aren’t enough charging stations around to make me feel at all comfortable about undertaking any long drives. Fourth, electricity is cheaper than gasoline — for now — but it ain’t exactly cheap.

And last, but hardly least, I don’t like the deal EV owners get ay my expense. EVs weigh a lot more than gas-powered vehicles and cause proportionately more damage to the roads. Who pays for the road maintenance? Not EVs. The rest of us are paying gas taxes, highway taxes that EV owners don’t have to consider. That has to change.

Is there a quick solution to these matters? Well, maybe, as some suggest, ramping up the manufacture and purchasing of hybrids would help in the interim. Lighter weight, lower prices, still paying some gas taxes.

But I admit I’m just not happy being advised that I need to look at EVs going forward. There needs to be some big changes made before I’m willing to seriously consider such a step. And in the meantime don’t make noises like you want to take away my gas-powered car.

I’m concerned that if Biden pushes this proposal hard he may lose votes from those who may concur with at least some of what I’m writing here. Don’t try to push me out of my car. Please. It’s just good sense.