I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?

  • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com
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    23 days ago

    EVs are older than ICE cars.

    The market definitely went ICE for decades, but how mature is mature enough for you?

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      23 days ago

      EVs are older, sure, but they were in suspended animation for a long time.

      As to the question of how mature is mature enough, that depends. In my case, as an EV owner, I think they are mature enough now. However, the fact that major developments in range, efficiency, charging speed, etc are happening regularly in the EV space reflects a certain immaturity. The technology clearly has not yet stabilized, and that may be concerning for people coming from an ICE background.

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        23 days ago

        It’s definitely a different line for everyone, which is why I asked them to self-evaluate to challenge their own thoughts about it.

        It could be they’re ready when a standard battery is 300+ miles with a half hour charge up. Could be 500+ with 10 minutes to charge, etc. until we get to a place where it’s probably far outside our lifetime and it’s suddenly a hard no to EVs and they may have had no idea.

        I just chafe a bit at vague “not yet” with no clear goal. It’s the bread and butter of bad faith arguments against EVs and I don’t like to see it spread, intentionally or not.