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I have an EV, a hybrid, and a few gas cars..i actually wish i never bought any of the electric vehicles its just a gigantic pain in the ass without much benefit

I have an EV, a hybrid, and a few gas cars..i actually wish i never bought any of the electric vehicles its just a gigantic pain in the ass without much benefit. Charging takes too long and mileage is not as good in my colder climate, I thought EV would give me less headaches instead gave me more. No one even wants to buy them from me either...re-sale is low. I have not tried a tesla but maybe I should, but because people are insane I don't want to be some target for losers..so that's out for now.

neogodless 1y ago
Interesting. We're a two car family, and my EV charges on a 15A outlet. It is slow, but it's time where the car is just sitting, so how long it takes makes no difference to me. And yes, there's lower efficiency in the cold months - I was getting about 2.5 mi / kW compared to the 3 mi / kW I get now (and this morning I got 4 mi / kW). So I could see a long trip over the (cold) holidays requiring an extra fast-charging stop that would be annoying. What are the other headaches you're finding? I also bought used, taking advantage of the depreciation / lower resale value. There's certainly an early adopter tax on buying new EVs in the U.S. right now!
m463 1y ago
Exact opposite experience. EVs are not maintenance-free, but gas cars require lots more hands-on over time, especially getting out of the warranty period. I don't get the appeal of hybrids - twice as much complexity seems like the combining the problems/maintenance of an EV added to a gas car. I will say I had a non-tesla EV with a small battery and it was not comparable to a tesla. Tesla puts in enough battery to preclude charging most of the time. The supercharger network makes the remaining charging easy enough for everyone in the family to do it without being an engineer.

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I have an EV, a hybrid, and a few gas cars..i actually wish i never bought any of the electric vehicles its just a gigantic pain in the ass without much benefit

by beanjuiceII 1y ago

neogodless 1y ago
Interesting. We're a two car family, and my EV charges on a 15A outlet. It is slow, but it's time where the car is just sitting, so how long it takes makes no difference to me. And yes, there's lower efficiency in the cold months - I was getting about 2.5 mi / kW compared to the 3 mi / kW I get now (and this morning I got 4 mi / kW). So I could see a long trip over the (cold) holidays requiring an extra fast-charging stop that would be annoying. What are the other headaches you're finding? I also bought used, taking advantage of the depreciation / lower resale value. There's certainly an early adopter tax on buying new EVs in the U.S. right now!
m463 1y ago
Exact opposite experience. EVs are not maintenance-free, but gas cars require lots more hands-on over time, especially getting out of the warranty period. I don't get the appeal of hybrids - twice as much complexity seems like the combining the problems/maintenance of an EV added to a gas car. I will say I had a non-tesla EV with a small battery and it was not comparable to a tesla. Tesla puts in enough battery to preclude charging most of the time. The supercharger network makes the remaining charging easy enough for everyone in the family to do it without being an engineer.