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> i've realised the main benefit is how cheap they are to run Depends what you value. For me, that's a nice to have. Greater benefits are: never go to a gas
by recursive 3y ago
> i've realised the main benefit is how cheap they are to run
Depends what you value. For me, that's a nice to have. Greater benefits are: never go to a gas station, no oil changes, no fumes, more fun to drive.
- conk 3y agoIMO the lack of fumes/exhaust is my favorite part of owning an EV. Sure there are some downsides with EVs (more expensive to buy, less range, lack of public charging infrastructure) but those don’t impact me and I’d gladly take the negatives for a car that doesn’t smell every time I park it in my garage.
- f4c39012 3y agoThere is no lack of fumes. They are somewhere else, that's all.
- Symbiote 3y agoCoal and oil power stations have scrubbers to remove organic and sulphurous compounds from the chimney. In most developed countries, coal and oil is a small part of power generation which continues to decline.
- recursive 3y agoEven if that was true, it's still an improvement.
- rafabulsing 3y agoThe resounding success of sewer systems shows that that's a huge improvement.
- Rumudiez 3y ago> more fun to drive I’d argue the opposite, but it’s certainly subjective. Driving my sister’s Model 3 was leagues below my cheap little BRZ, and it’s still slower than my motorcycles if I want to accelerate fast. The suspension is crap. Body roll was astoundingly bad and the front end doesn’t want to push you through corners when trail braking. I was excited to drive it, but after 500 miles of backroads and open freeway I firmly believe a cheap sports car is a much better driving experience.
- recursive 3y agoI've never driven a cheap sports car, so I might agree with you. However, my subjective take is, between otherwise similar non-sports cars, the EV is more fun to drive. For a few reasons, I can't realistically have a purely fun car at the moment.
- Reubachi 3y agoI think, then, you're the perfect target for a well-established EV platform. Don't listen to naysayers, I'm sure you're not a shill l(ike this whole thread seems to think about anyone pro-EV.) Personally, I'm in a spot where my "perfect car" is a cheap sports car with two seats and a bunch of turbo lag. But I can see the appeal of having main car be an electric horsepower monster with a squishy ride.
- chokolad 3y agoBRZ/GR86 are ridiculously fun to drive. There is just no comparison in that price range, other than Miata.