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> How do y'all get excited for EVs? This is where we are headed. We've reached the point where EVs outperform ICEVs in all metrics, and buying an ICEV has to
by rootusrootus 3y ago
> How do y'all get excited for EVs?
This is where we are headed. We've reached the point where EVs outperform ICEVs in all metrics, and buying an ICEV has to be justified with nostalgia.
> these uniform soapboxes
This is almost all ICEVs as well. And just like you can get a fun ICEV, you can get a fun EV too.
- bluGill 3y agoEVs don't outperform in the total cost of ownership yet. Sure if you buy new cars they do, but you can't buy a 7 year old EV for a few thousand and and drive it 100k more miles. I 5-10 years that will change, but right now EVs are mostly for people who can afford a new one.
- rootusrootus 3y agoI'd say that's open to interpretation. To find any half decent ICEV for "a few thousand" you have to go back more than 7 years. Using 2017 as an example, a Bolt is pretty comparable to a similar ICEV in price (both are overpriced IMO, but the market has been a bit insane the last year or so) and it would handily win in TCO as well.
- bluGill 3y agoIf you can find a used EV at all. Sure if you get lucky enough to find one on the used market they are a great deal. However if like most people you are not willing to wait for one to show up things are more difficult. It doesn't take many people realized the TCO of a EV to dry up what little market there is - or raise prices.