I have an EV, a hybrid, and a few gas cars..i actually wish i never bought any of the electric vehicles its just a gigantic pain in the ass without much benefit. Charging takes too long and mileage is not as good in my colder climate, I thought EV would give me less headaches instead gave me more. No one even wants to buy them from me either...re-sale is low. I have not tried a tesla but maybe I should, but because people are insane I don't want to be some target for losers..so that's out for now.
Interesting. We're a two car family, and my EV charges on a 15A outlet. It is slow, but it's time where the car is just sitting, so how long it takes makes no difference to me. And yes, there's lower efficiency in the cold months - I was getting about 2.5 mi / kW compared to the 3 mi / kW I get now (and this morning I got 4 mi / kW).
So I could see a long trip over the (cold) holidays requiring an extra fast-charging stop that would be annoying.
What are the other headaches you're finding?
I also bought used, taking advantage of the depreciation / lower resale value. There's certainly an early adopter tax on buying new EVs in the U.S. right now!
Exact opposite experience. EVs are not maintenance-free, but gas cars require lots more hands-on over time, especially getting out of the warranty period.
I don't get the appeal of hybrids - twice as much complexity seems like the combining the problems/maintenance of an EV added to a gas car.
I will say I had a non-tesla EV with a small battery and it was not comparable to a tesla. Tesla puts in enough battery to preclude charging most of the time. The supercharger network makes the remaining charging easy enough for everyone in the family to do it without being an engineer.
I'm pretty sure it's already lost. If a nearly perfect sequence of events happened, yes, we could pivot our auto industry to EVs and gain on China, but we're sprinting in the opposite direction for the foreseeable future.
I don't understand this sentiment. Both Ford and GM have extensive operations, including R&D, outside of the United States, and these operations are heavily engaged in developing their respective EV platforms for vehicles sold in the US and abroad. The world is transitioning to EVs, and Ford and GM investors don't want to miss out on the global automotive market. So, I'm having trouble understanding how the US auto market "backpedaling" on EVs necessitates that the US auto industry will be "lost."
For Ford and GM, their biggest problem is that so much of their market is domestic.
Hopefully their leadership will continue to push them towards the best long-term end result, which presumably is a gradual but increasing transition to selling electric vehicles instead of internal combustion engines. With buyers in the United States both politically and financially discouraged from buying electric in the short term, it's going to be a more difficult transition.
Currently, it's still expensive to research, develop, and produce electric vehicles, and sell them competitively in the United States.
Range, charging speed, and price parity to internal combustion cars are challenges that they need to overcome, that are likely harder now compared to just a few months ago.
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What are the other headaches you're finding?
I also bought used, taking advantage of the depreciation / lower resale value. There's certainly an early adopter tax on buying new EVs in the U.S. right now!
I don't get the appeal of hybrids - twice as much complexity seems like the combining the problems/maintenance of an EV added to a gas car.
I will say I had a non-tesla EV with a small battery and it was not comparable to a tesla. Tesla puts in enough battery to preclude charging most of the time. The supercharger network makes the remaining charging easy enough for everyone in the family to do it without being an engineer.
Hopefully their leadership will continue to push them towards the best long-term end result, which presumably is a gradual but increasing transition to selling electric vehicles instead of internal combustion engines. With buyers in the United States both politically and financially discouraged from buying electric in the short term, it's going to be a more difficult transition.
Currently, it's still expensive to research, develop, and produce electric vehicles, and sell them competitively in the United States.
Range, charging speed, and price parity to internal combustion cars are challenges that they need to overcome, that are likely harder now compared to just a few months ago.