Yep. We simply don’t have the technology to make EVs as practical as gas vehicles. Even if you live in a heavily urban area with access to rapid chargers it’s just not worth it practically or financially in the long run.
Now hybrids? They’re pretty good. They give great gas mileage while retaining the reliability of internal combustion cars. But EVs? They’re just not there yet. And I have zero interest in having to rely on a 100% electric car or truck.
“Even if you live in a heavily urban area with access to rapid chargers it’s just not worth it practically or financially in the long run.”
I don’t live urban far from it. I live 40 miles one way to downtown Dallas. My model 3 Tesla is five times cheaper per mile vs $3.09 87 octane from the plug at retail power rates. I don’t pay retail I have solar panels that already paid themselves off so even less per mile. My S60 T5 AWD was $58,000 new a model 3 is 37,000 new both seat 5 and both are within an inch of each other in footprint size. The S60 is 200 lbs heavier curb weight both on 18” low pro tires both wesr P4 Pirelli of.identical sizes.
So in this case you are wrong. The Tesla has less capital costs up front, and drastically lower fuel costs even with retail power rates. I avg 180wh per mile in the Tesla. My S60 gets 28 mpg suburban areas and 25 city. One gal of E10 is 110,000 btu at 28 mpg that’s 3,928 btu per mile or 1115 watt hours per mile vs 180 watt hours per mile. 110,000 btu of 87 octane costs $3.09 at the pump down the road today I just drove by it. 1000 watt hours costs 12 cents retail and zero for me off my panels. Even at 12cents per kwh 28 miles of range would cost 60 cents worth of retail electricity vs $3.09 in gasoline. You are wrong it is significantly cheaper for EVs charged at home ever with retail power rates.