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>> people living in apartments without cheap possibility to charge the EV. 20+ years ago, when this electric car transition was being envisioned, everyone thou
by sandworm101 2y ago
>> people living in apartments without cheap possibility to charge the EV.
20+ years ago, when this electric car transition was being envisioned, everyone thought electric cars would be tiny/cheap things marketed to poor people. The UK even made them exempt from congestion charges. Nobody thought the market would be dominated by enormous/heavy vehicles driven by wealthy homeowners. I know a couple people with EVs who live in apartments. Both compare owning an EV to owning a horse. Several hours of their day is dedicated to managing their their vehicle's charge status. The idea of just plugging it in overnight as you sleep, that is a privilege for those that can afford to purchase a house.
- ajsnigrutin 2y agoThe bigger problem here is, that EVs suck for long drives, especially in places with not enough infrastructure. So, if you're rich, you buy a tesla (or whatever electric car) for daily commutes and short-distance driving, and then have another car to drive across europe for vacations, etc. Maybe even a third, a pickup truck or something, for when you need to transport something large. If you're not rich, you buy a renault clio or something else cheap and gasoline powered, because it does most of what you need and it's a lot cheaper than the alternaties.
- sandworm101 2y agoThe maintenance lottery is also a big issue. An aging IC car will require occasional work, but there is basically nothing on an small car IC that cannot be fixed for a couple thousand dollars. EVs might have lower maintenance costs, but stories about epic 10/20k repair jobs for anything associated with an EV's battery gives not-rich people nightmares.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoI've done 4 3000km drives in a Tesla. A Tesla is an awesome road trip vehicle. Others will be too once they get access to the supercharger network.