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It’s simple, they’re just stubborn. Almost no one in the US has a commute of more than 40 miles a day, and most Americans own their own place. If EVs had a 600
by throwaway5959 2y ago
It’s simple, they’re just stubborn. Almost no one in the US has a commute of more than 40 miles a day, and most Americans own their own place. If EVs had a 600 mile range and could charge in fifteen minutes, they’d be saying they need to have a 900 mile range and charge in five minutes.
For EVs to truly win in the US, we’re going to have to wait for boomers to die, or stop driving.
Edit: downvote me boomers. Do it.
- lotsofpulp 2y ago…or, an EV has yet to be proven to be comparable to the cost per mile (including depreciation) of a hybrid, especially a plug in hybrid, for the driving patterns of most Americans. It is going to be a while until a brand has the trust per dollar that Prius/camry/corolla/rav 4 hybrids and the like do.
- dalyons 2y agoIt’s really not. Hybrids are going to be obsolete way faster than you think, given the price and innovation curves of EVs.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoIt takes 20 years to build up a track record of 20 year reliability.
- dalyons 2y agoDuring which they’re going to become irrelevant clinging to out of date technology. Building reliable ICEs is much much harder than EVs, the field is wide open now.
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