Lets start calling ice cars Burners

[BarnabySydney]

For the past few weeks my son and I have been referring to ice cars as burners and it just seems to fit into any conversation better.

Referring to a car as an ice car, or in plural ice cars, is somewhat awkward as it requires two words and, even though it is clever, sometimes requires explanation. But referring to an ice car as a burner never requires explanation.

Calling a car a burner also has a slightly negative connotation, even though burning limited supplies of fossil fuels is exactly what ice cars do. The term may not work in every conversation but it should in most.

And if people feel slightly less good about driving around in a fossil fueled burner and that helps to accelerate everyone's transition to electric vehicles that will be a good thing.

Anyway just throwing this out there. The term certainly works here.

 

[holmgang]

Let's not, and say we did.

 

[MentalNomad]

Burner. Works for me.

 

[N.Y.R.]

So yeaaaah, referencing the old nickname to justify the change of the nickname is proof enough why you don't change the nickname.

 

[TomT]

I much prefer ICE...

 

[run-the-joules]

It’s a car. Who cares what it runs on if the person who drives it is happy?

This ivory tower superiority complex is ridiculous.

if people feel slightly less good about driving around in a fossil fueled burner and that helps to accelerate everyone's transition to electric vehicles that will be a good thing.

Yes let’s pressure people with safe and functional cars to spend more than they should on cars that might be worse for their life situation, just to make people stop bullying them. No way could that backfire.

 

[tvad]

Internal combustion engine. ICE.

Not particularly clever, but accurate...since 1876.
Internal combustion engine - Wikipedia

 

[MTSN]

For the past few weeks my son and I have been referring to ice cars as burners and it just seems to fit into any conversation better.

Referring to a car as an ice car, or in plural ice cars, is somewhat awkward as it requires two words and, even though it is clever, sometimes requires explanation. But referring to an ice car as a burner never requires explanation.

Calling a car a burner also has a slightly negative connotation, even though burning limited supplies of fossil fuels is exactly what ice cars do. The term may not work in every conversation but it should in most.

And if people feel slightly less good about driving around in a fossil fueled burner and that helps to accelerate everyone's transition to electric vehicles that will be a good thing.

Anyway just throwing this out there. The term certainly works here.

Umm what?!

 

[JulienW]

....and what is that thing on the top of a stove then?

 

[ngogas]

Lol

 

[Kilotango74]

Burner..... hmmm sounds like a line from Mad Max.

 

[Casmium]

Also aren't disposable cell phones typically called burners, you might get confused for a drug dealer and people will stop questioning how you can afford a tesla

 

[BarnabySydney]

I always knew this post would be controversial. That's all good. Some people will have an opinion on this and positive or negative they're all welcome.

Keep in mind this is the internet and nobody should be taking anything personally!

 

[glide]

So you want to shame people who don’t want to or, maybe, just maybe, cannot afford an EV?

Cool plan, bro.

 

[MichaelP90DL]

Let's not, and say we did.

I had a girlfriend who said that.

 

[hocr]

Burners are also people who attend burning man haha. Maybe keep it simple and say gas cars

 

[ewoodrick]

So, where does your electricity come from. I hope it's not oil., because that would make your car a burner as well.

They as an ICE, that's it.

 

[Uncle Paul]

I call them Gassers. Call Diesels Nockers.

 

[aronth5]

Not going to happen, move on...……...

 

[Big Earl]

Fossils.