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When range is your overriding concern, what's so surprising? An offshoot to the range problem is the question: "Can I be sure I can recharge this thing?"

edhelas 3y ago
This can be solved by raising gas prices. "How much can I spend to throw away CO2 to go to a place with my car?"
- Always42 3y ago
  whilst simultaneously hurting those that can't afford a EV. the point of sale ev credits coming in 2024 would help, but if your in the used market (e.g. low income end) this would suck.
  - benj111 3y ago
    In the UK we 'technically' have a fuel duty escalator that goes up each year (I say technically because it's been overridden by the chancellor every year for the last decade). Anyway, I think that's a good idea for these situations. I communicates that prices will be going up in the long term and allows people to cut their cloth accordingly. I do share your concern though. I think we need to resurrect the idea of the 'peoples car' to get cheap new EVs out there, to make up for a lack of depth in the second hand ev market.
- jesterson 3y ago
  That's how "climate change" activists think - not to create something great and outstanding but make you miserable by making something great and outstanding either illegal or prohibitively expensive. That's what EV are good for, outside of narrow good use cases. People just don't wanna use them for anything except virtue signalling.
redserk 3y ago
Concern by those who own them or those speculating about those who own them? For me, range has never been a concern or issue for the last few years.
- casion 3y ago
  It's a total nonstarter for me. Bring unsure that I can find a working charging station, and have to go out if my way to take that risk sucks. I've rented quite a few EVs long term and if you have to travel 200+ mile trips even 5% of the time they incite terrifying range anxiety in some (most) parts of the country (US). If you are always or very nearly always under 100 miles a day, they're fine. Most _people_ live in that realm, but most _areas_ in the US are full of people who do not.
  - JohnClark1337 3y ago
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edhelas 3y ago

This can be solved by raising gas prices. "How much can I spend to throw away CO2 to go to a place with my car?"

Always42 3y ago
whilst simultaneously hurting those that can't afford a EV. the point of sale ev credits coming in 2024 would help, but if your in the used market (e.g. low income end) this would suck.
- benj111 3y ago
  In the UK we 'technically' have a fuel duty escalator that goes up each year (I say technically because it's been overridden by the chancellor every year for the last decade). Anyway, I think that's a good idea for these situations. I communicates that prices will be going up in the long term and allows people to cut their cloth accordingly. I do share your concern though. I think we need to resurrect the idea of the 'peoples car' to get cheap new EVs out there, to make up for a lack of depth in the second hand ev market.
jesterson 3y ago
That's how "climate change" activists think - not to create something great and outstanding but make you miserable by making something great and outstanding either illegal or prohibitively expensive. That's what EV are good for, outside of narrow good use cases. People just don't wanna use them for anything except virtue signalling.

redserk 3y ago

Concern by those who own them or those speculating about those who own them? For me, range has never been a concern or issue for the last few years.

casion 3y ago
It's a total nonstarter for me. Bring unsure that I can find a working charging station, and have to go out if my way to take that risk sucks. I've rented quite a few EVs long term and if you have to travel 200+ mile trips even 5% of the time they incite terrifying range anxiety in some (most) parts of the country (US). If you are always or very nearly always under 100 miles a day, they're fine. Most _people_ live in that realm, but most _areas_ in the US are full of people who do not.
- JohnClark1337 3y ago
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