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I'm indifferent on whether Tesla succeeds. I do appreciate that they sparked a modern revival of EV technology, and I'd be happy if some day an EV made sense fo
by ams6110 9y ago
I'm indifferent on whether Tesla succeeds. I do appreciate that they sparked a modern revival of EV technology, and I'd be happy if some day an EV made sense for me. At this time, it does not. Range is still too short and charge times too long.
- mjamesaustin 9y agoDo you travel more than 200 miles in a day frequently? For me, an EV is so much better because I can charge every night and I won't have to go anywhere to fill up my tank ever again.
- ams6110 9y agoDepends. At least a couple of times a month. And arranging rentals or owning another car for those trips is not really appealing. Another big reason is that I don't buy new cars. So for an EV to make sense for me it would need to be a used one, at least 5 years old, and still have useful range and battery life.
- nickbauman 9y agoMany EV owners who moved back to gas or hybrid cars find the hunt for gas stations and time spent on fill ups infuriating. You can charge an EV from any mains, very quickly on the special mains installed in your own garage. If you're commuting hundreds of miles per day, my heart goes out to you regardless.