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How a cognitive bias is blocking the rise of electric cars
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago> It’s (almost) all in the head It's not in the head at all. When I make a purchase the thing that I buy has to be availible for the longest possible time over the considered timeframe (say a day, week, month, year). The thing being purchased should have to cost less in order for me to sacrifice availibility. With EVs you get 10 hours out of 24 when you can't possibly use it, and you also get the impossibility to make long winter trips, cold reduces battery performance even during regular trips. Given the source of this study (Geneva University) surprises me was not taken into consideration. People aren't stupid, they won't pay more for less, and in fact they aren't unless the govt. basically bribes them to do so such as the examplers of Norway and California.
- SemanticStrengh 4y agoI'm currently thinking hydrogen cars will become significantly cheaper than batteries cars