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Well, there's the part where you can carry 5 gallons of fuel in a can and instantly add 100+ miles of range. Try doing that with enough battery to go 10 miles..
by indymike 5y ago
Well, there's the part where you can carry 5 gallons of fuel in a can and instantly add 100+ miles of range. Try doing that with enough battery to go 10 miles... Then there's winter, and finally, there's cost. I can get a used ICE car (not a nice one) for $2K. I suspect the value of batteries alone will prevent electrics from being as affordable?
- sp332 5y agoWhen you buy a $2k ICE car, you have to factor in ongoing maintenance of a $2k ICE car. Electric vehicles have fewer moving parts, no oil or filters to change, no emissions tests to worry about, even the brake pads last several times longer. Combined with the lower price of electricity vs fuel, the gap in total cost is not going to be that wide. The average American drives 16 miles each way to work. (Pre-pandemic, so it's even lower now). The kind of person who'd buy a $2k car can get by with very little battery capacity.