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So, you're only looking at new prices and ignoring the ridiculous prices that people pay to drive huge, four door trucks to their office job? You're being inte

So, you're only looking at new prices and ignoring the ridiculous prices that people pay to drive huge, four door trucks to their office job? You're being intentionally obtuse. There's a federal tax credit for electric cars. The Chevy Bolt is $27k. The VW ID.4 is around $32k after the federal credit. There are a whole bunch more. Regardless, the original point is that EVs aren't practical, and that's not true except for apartment dwellers. The US is covered in suburbs of single family homes and the average commute distance is 41 miles round trip. Electric vehicles are practical.

kube-system 4y ago
Yes, EVs are practical, in a general sense. But buyers don't make purchasing decisions based on everyone's average needs, they make them based on their own specific needs. Concerns of practicality are not entirely boolean, and are why we don't all drive one single model of car -- people have different needs. I really want to buy an EV. I have a single family home. And my average commute is < 10 miles per day. I'm the perfect candidate, right? Well, I live in a cold climate, and I drive 150+ miles most weekends. And once per month I take a 300 mile trip, one way, with no charger at my destination. It is possible to do these drives? Yes. I can get a Bolt and cross my fingers that the Electrify America charger I need is operational. But for the same or similar price I could get a Prius/Corolla/Camry/Accord Hybrid which would provide a better experience overall for that specific use case. And everything around the drivetrain is also well built. But if you still insist that my use case is silly, and most people can get around just fine in a Bolt, I propose this: Most people can get around just fine in a Versa/Accent/Rio/Mirage for $10K less than the Bolt, too.

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So, you're only looking at new prices and ignoring the ridiculous prices that people pay to drive huge, four door trucks to their office job? You're being inte

by snozolli 4y ago

kube-system 4y ago
Yes, EVs are practical, in a general sense. But buyers don't make purchasing decisions based on everyone's average needs, they make them based on their own specific needs. Concerns of practicality are not entirely boolean, and are why we don't all drive one single model of car -- people have different needs. I really want to buy an EV. I have a single family home. And my average commute is < 10 miles per day. I'm the perfect candidate, right? Well, I live in a cold climate, and I drive 150+ miles most weekends. And once per month I take a 300 mile trip, one way, with no charger at my destination. It is possible to do these drives? Yes. I can get a Bolt and cross my fingers that the Electrify America charger I need is operational. But for the same or similar price I could get a Prius/Corolla/Camry/Accord Hybrid which would provide a better experience overall for that specific use case. And everything around the drivetrain is also well built. But if you still insist that my use case is silly, and most people can get around just fine in a Bolt, I propose this: Most people can get around just fine in a Versa/Accent/Rio/Mirage for $10K less than the Bolt, too.