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Vaguely curious why this is the case, if people are respecting the pandemic.
by willxinc 6y ago
Vaguely curious why this is the case, if people are respecting the pandemic.
- dagmx 6y agoThere were some compelling new EVs and price drops around the pandemic time frame. For example we bought a Model Y. A pandemic is also a great time to get a car, because prices had dropped with many incentives, but also driving to go on socially distant hikes is a great way to stay healthy and break things up.
- aatharuv 6y agoPeople are driving far less in general, and I suspect fewer people are road tripping, so range anxiety, and rechargeability becomes less of a problem for those who need to buy a new car. But there are also more people replacing plane with car travel, which increases the numbers of people driving, but I presume that's much lower than the number of people no longer road tripping. And some of those people might decide it's worth it just to rent a car if they need to do that.
- willxinc 6y agoAh, this makes sense (as do the other responses, likely a combination of factors). It had slipped my mind that people would still need to make (typically shorter range) trips for groceries and other critical things.
- WillPostForFood 6y agoIt is mostly driven by China, which isn’t locked down due to the pandemic.
- bpodgursky 6y agoI actually know a ton of people who have taken road trips this year (to get out of the house and do anything, anywhere) in lieu of flights.
- redisman 6y agoI mean a car is the best way to get around in a pandemic? You're in a sealed cube.
- theshrike79 6y agoI switched to an EV mid-pandemic, my reasoning was: - Close to zero maintenance - Cheaper to run - Less taxes (our cars get taxed by the amount of emissions) - Keeps its value better (less parts that wear or break) Basically the amount of driving I did went down by a good 50%, it's cheaper to have an EV.