Posted on 04/05/2026 8:49:21 PM PDT by Cronos
“I drive about 30, 40 miles a day, so I’m looking at $92, almost $100 in gas prices,” Mr. Harvey said. “So I’m like, maybe I should trade in my car and get something electric for the time being.”
several brands have reported an uptick in electric vehicle sales in the opening months of 2026. Tesla has reported a modest year-over-year increase in sales, and Hyundai and General Motors’ Cadillac division have also seen electric car sales increase.
You didn’t have to go far from the auto show on Saturday to see why drivers are showing a renewed interest in such cars. Throughout New York City and in New Jersey, drivers stopping to fill their tanks grumbled about the mounting costs. Some also mused about switching to an electric vehicle.
The high fuel prices cut particularly deep for Chernoh Bah, a 58-year-old Uber driver from the Bronx. As he pulled his Toyota Highlander into a Mobil gas station on the west side of Manhattan, the price on the pump read $5.79 in cash, or $5.99 with a credit card.
Mr. Bah said it was higher than he’d seen in all his years driving, even in Manhattan, where he usually tries to avoid refueling.
“Twelve dollars for two gallons,” he said, unhooking the nozzle from the pump. “Just so I have enough gas to go somewhere to get it a little bit cheaper.”
Katherine Steen, 30, from Long Island, said the latest models were an improvement over the last batch she’d seen during a trip to the show two years ago.
“At the very least, probably the next car I get would be a hybrid,” she said. “I don’t like the idea of relying completely on gasoline when there’s a lot of fluctuations in the market that you can’t control
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but you’re wasting money buying a new EV , LOL
In general, batteries suck.
ABC
Always Be Charging
A significant part of my daily life now.
It’s $4.00 in Upstate NY...I still remember paying over $5.00 a gallon under Biden and no one said boo.
Plenty of YouTube videos out there are warning people: do not make the mistake I made.
It is a waste of money. In five years, that car won’t be worth anything. You go through tires twice as fast, and they have to be special tires. Not to mention the insurance on electric cars.
Where do those idiots think the fuel comes from that powers the generating stations?
No, you don’t need special wierd tires; but the eco freaks like to sell the EVs with low rolling friction tires to max the efficiency and range numbers for sales.
Frankly people could sell EVs if they marketed for fun- torquey and quiet and quick- not bluehair eco wacko. Worked for Tesla.
Those OEM tires tend to have weak tread and slip so wear fast. A normal tire is fine.
No nobody should buy a totally different car because of temporary gas prices; and this is NYT so every article is their idea of why everyone should hate Trump like those moonbats.
Still, as was said above different vehicles for different purposes. No one thing meets all ends.
Failed logic thinking of a new car payment and higher insurance costs will offset short term gasoline prices.
No kidding. What a bunch of morons. Everyone knows electricity comes from the things in the walls of houses with the funny holes in it.
This is an aftermarket electric car that can go 200 miles on a charge. It costs about $250K last I checked.
If I had disposable income, and lots of it, I would buy this in a heartbeat because I hear the torque can pin your bellybutton to your spine.
Of course, I have to buy my personal plane first. Then my beachfront house.
But otherwise, nope. Not with today's technology. Won't buy an EV.
>> Where do those idiots think the fuel comes from that powers the generating stations?
Thousands of big strong unicorns on treadmills!
Exactly. In my area of southern CT/western MA, outside stations at highway exits, it is probably $3.90-$4.10. It was near $5/gal in the cheaper areas for months and not a peep from the local MSM.
>> I hear the torque can pin your bellybutton to your spine.
My one and only experience with driving an EV came when we picked up the rental we had reserved and it turned out to be an EV. A “Genesis” I think. We thought about demanding an ICE vehicle but it would’ve taken time, so we said “what the heck” and took the EV.
It was a delightful vehicle to drive. Powerful, handled well, quiet, comfortable interior, all that.
But for the first time I experienced “charging anxiety”. No thank you!!! EV charging is particularly difficult when you’re renting away from a home base. And of course I didn’t have to contemplate replacing the battery or future trade-in value.
So I’m still “hard pass” on buying one. That might change when I need a “self-driving vehicle”, if the Lord lets me live that long. :-)
You fool, it comes from unicorn farts LOL. Here in Texas we have no unicorns, we ate the last one two weeks ago as BBQ, they are delicious. We use natural gas and oil. We do not go dark as do no states that are rational. The West and East Coast are not rational and let them freeze in the dark.
Roger that. Lots of desolate places in NV also.
Ooh, yes! The famous “I did that!” Biden stickers and the “And I helped!” Harris stickers. On gas pumps everywhere for a couple of months. Let’s Go Brandon!
>> Here in Texas we have no unicorns, we ate the last one two weeks ago as BBQ, they are delicious.
I don’t know about “delicious”. I think they taste kinda... queer. But like you say, doesn’t matter, they’re all gone now!
Would rather have a big block with fuel injection and modern six-on-the-floor to match the acceleration of that. Probably would cost a lot less too.
What you want to drive is your choice but you should fully understand both sides. We just drove our Tesla Model Y from Reno to San Diego to catch a cruise. I charged at home to 100% overnight and we left at 830 am.I used the voice command to tell it to take us to our hotel in San Diego. It calculated where we needed to stop to charge and for how long. Then I clicked on the full self driving icon and it drove the whole way. It stopped at each charge station and backed itself into the stall. We stopped for charging 3 times for about 10 minutes each. It could not have been more easy. I could enjoy the scenery because the car did the driving. I wasn’t tired and stressed out after a 10 hour drive. We spent 3 nights before the cruise in a city we are not familiar with. The car drove us to Palomar Mountain Observatory, Cabrillo National Monument one day and to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park another day. Amazing technology!
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