Posted on 02/14/2021 5:07:44 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Electric-vehicle drivers put about half as many miles on their cars as the average driver. At least, that's what a new study, conducted by researchers working for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), is estimating. Those results are based on calculations that look at the increase in home energy usage for homes with EVs in California.
The study authors did not ask the EV drivers themselves. Nor did they check odometer readings through service records or using other methods. They do admit that getting that kind of information would be best but that these numbers are "within the vehicles themselves" and that automakers keep charging information private "due to strategic business interests and privacy
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I wouldn’t want to try to go across Texas in an EV.
If you live in a city you put a lot fewer miles on your car than if you live in the country and commute to the city. People who own Teslas mostly live in cities.
The fear of not being able to charge could be causing them to be cautious. A gas car can be filled up pretty much anywhere. Not so easy to find a charging station in a lot of places.
‘cause those extension cords are just so long...
Working as intended
Are these liberal hipster, do gooders, usually with some money still getting tax breaks fir buying these things?
In Georgia folks that were able to buy $100k Tesla’s were getting tax breaks. It’s gone now but it was BS when they had it.
They’d drive more, but their cars are on the side of the
road out of charge. Smile...
I know two EV drivers, both have gotten rid of their EV’s. One only drove his back and forth to work, which he could do on one charge. He used his gas vehicle for longer drives because it was too annoying to find a charger and wait for it to charge. I recall him saying he would never consider it for a long trip. But he was thrilled with the car as it cost nothing to go to and from work. He ditched it the week after he retired. (Got a super-sized diesel truck.)
The woman I knew had a very short commute. Again, she was able to charge it only at home. She was thrilled to death until the battery died and it cost as much as she had paid (for the used car) to replace. She bought a Honda gas car.
If I were to get an EV (Tesla), it would be a second car and only used to commute to work and back. I would expect to put only a few thousand miles a year on it.
I think that I saw where the average Tesla was used 8.4 miles/day, Monday thru Friday. It’s a commuter vehicle (second car) for those that can afford it.
The new batteries in the Teslas are going to be guaranteed for a million miles. Batteries going bad after 5 years are going to be a thing of the past. At least that's what I hear.
‘I wouldn’t want to try to go across Texas in an EV.”
And crossing North Dakota in a 30 below white-out blizzard would not be my idea of fun either.
They are for rich people and low IQ libs.
Who would buy a used EV with an almost certain battery need coming up?
Is this some kind of IQ test?
Mopeds half as much as EVs
Cyclists half as much as Mopeds
Skate boarders half as much as Cyclists
Walkers half as much as Skate Boarders
It just keeps getting better and better.
Maybe they ran out of “gas.” And not a charging station to be found.
I wouldn’t want to try to go across Texas in an EV.
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Driving to church this morning the actual temp was -14.
The electric cars don’t work in sub-zero temps. The battery has difficulty keeping its charge. I’d hate to drive from Fargo, ND
to Duluth, MN in an EV.
Doesn’t ones electric bill go up from charging the car?
Do charging costs compare to A/C?
And, does the electricity come from solar or a wind unit?
see post #8. We think alike. Why does ND get such bad press. The people are wonderful, the air is fresh and the land is flat.
Try driving a manual transmissions down icy hills in Duluth, MN. I just shut my eyes and hope like heck the car stops!!!
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