[SamAdams76]

The irony is that most EV owners will not be too inconvenienced as they have other vehicles (that aren't electric) to use in the meantime. Or they could always call for a ride with UBER or LYFT.

Most EV owners in my neighborhood have a BMW or Lexus next to the EV in their garages. These EV owners tend to be rather affluent and so they have options.

[wjcsux]

“Most EV owners in my neighborhood have a BMW or Lexus next to the EV in their garages. ”
They must bring out their EV’s whenever they need to impress their liberal friends.

[Daveinyork]

Obviously, they are buying the Teslas for the same reason they bought the Beamers - to show how rich they are.

[Tell It Right]

I wish I had a dollar for every time I met other EV owners at charging stations on trips and I was thanked for doing my part to save the world and such. I always reply that I'm not religious enough to believe that mess, that having an EV as our main car is practical for my wife and me. (Drive it 26K miles per year so that the gas savings makes it worth it, warm climate, charge mostly at home, our other car is an ICE pickup to handle pickup chores and in case we go on a trip that an EV is bad for, etc.).

Most of the other EV owners talk like I'm an idiot for not being part of their warmageddon cult. But lately I'm hearing from others that they got an EV for practical reasons like me (though I've yet to hear that talk from a Tesla owner LOL).

[Myrddin]

Most EV owners in my neighborhood have a BMW or Lexus next to the EV in their garages. These EV owners tend to be rather affluent and so they have options.

My sister and brother in law had a Chevy pickup and an Acura. The Acura had the best MPG and was employed for trips from San Diego to Truckee. The Acura was traded in for a Tesla. My sister enjoys driving the Tesla, but it isn't suitable for the Truckee trip. The high gas prices in San Diego were the primary motivation. I paid $6.78/gallon for gas in San Diego when visiting for my 50th high reunion. Yesterday, most gasoline prices in my part of Idaho are in the $2.60/gallon range. The drive from Pocatello to Idaho Falls featured temperatures in range of +1F to +7F. Overnight we had -13F in Pocatello. Returning to the point, the fuel price as a motivation was tunnel vision around San Diego fuel prices. The bigger problem is the means to visit Truckee to see the grandkids has been FUBAR'ed.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The ride share and delivery drivers who bought an EV thinking to save money on gas are rethinking their choice now.