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To: Signalman

Until the range becomes deterministic and the charging times become < 10 minutes, EVs have zero chance to catch on with average people.

Rich people have the luxury of farking around with EVs.

Working people need vehicles that work and work consistently.


5 posted on 01/11/2024 10:08:48 AM PST by DarrellZero
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To: DarrellZero

Another thing about EVs is, because they’re significantly heavier than ICE cars on average (mostly due to the large battery) they wear out tires 20% faster than ICE cars.


13 posted on 01/11/2024 10:23:48 AM PST by Signalman
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To: DarrellZero

I’m neither rich nor a working man. I am retired & couldn’t afford an EV if I had to. Don’t want one either & particularly not a used one, which would still be unaffordable. My thinking with a used one is that the battery would be a particular area of concern, next to that would be availability & cost of parts. It would probably fill 99% of my normal driving needs IF it would prove satisfactory in winter. Charging would be a problem as i would probably need my own charging station. What would that cost? Would I have to upgrade my power supply? The EV, in my opinion would not be worth the cost & aggravation.


20 posted on 01/12/2024 4:25:40 AM PST by oldtech
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