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To: political1

If they weren’t so expensive and their longevity so iffy, I’d buy an electric as a second car for daily commuting.

But not as my only car.


3 posted on 04/07/2023 7:53:42 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Yo-Yo
If they weren’t so expensive and their longevity so iffy, I’d buy an electric as a second car for daily commuting. But not as my only car.

Even with that there are other variables to consider. My wife and I like our EV as our main car (with the ICE pickup for secondary use, either pickup chores or days we need 2 cars to split up for the day, or the few times an EV isn't a good fit for a particular drive). So I'm not anti-EV. And I'm certainly not like the Dims being all about nothing-but-EV. But I probably wouldn't get one if I lived north of about Kentucky (too cold for normal use) or if I lived in a place where power rates were much higher than we have here in Alabama (unless you generate a lot of your power with solar). Or if I lived in a 3rd world area like Commiefornia where power isn't dependable. Or if I lived in an area where driving a long distance in any direction for a weekend drive means no fast chargers to refill in 10-15 minutes (meaning you'd drive your ICE care for every trip).

If you have variables like those working against you I wouldn't get an EV. But if you are in a situation without those drawbacks against EV's, then an EV might work as well for your situation as it does for ours.

9 posted on 04/07/2023 8:09:14 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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Be patient—the prices are going to keep falling.

The used vehicle market on these is going to have great bargains in a couple of years.


23 posted on 04/07/2023 1:18:33 PM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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