Electric vs Gas
xkcd.com

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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that’s the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

  • Nicoleism101@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    9 days ago

    Allright maybe they are cheaper than a year ago at least. Still very infeasible here however except for semi upper class countryside

    • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      Only you can judge your own circumstances but it really seems like fear of difference makes worries loom larger.

      Here in the US

      • my Tesla was the most expensive car I ever bought
      • but price had dropped and continues to drop
      • cheaper than the average new car, cheaper than the custom trucks so many neighbors have
      • it was like $120 to buy a full set of adapters and cables to allow me to plugin anywhere to any type of outlet
      • installing a level 2 home charger (if you can) was essentially the same cost as installing a new stove circuit - expensive but quite doable
      • superchargers are all over the place and easy to find. I know people who can’t charge at home just goto the supercharger once a week
      • since I can charge at home, I’ve only used superchargers over 100 miles from home
      • it’s really nice to never have to go to the local gas station: charging my car is like charging my phone, get into the habit and it’s always ready to go. Once people get used to this, they’ll never accept the idea of a technology like hydrogen where you would have to go refuel yet again
      • it’s roomier, more practical than my Subaru
      • it’s faster more powerful than my old Grand Am
      • my local garage services them, or at least inspects them, since I haven’t yet needed service
      • Nicoleism101@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        9 days ago

        I know it’s mostly better but it’s not feasible yet where I live. 1) more expensive… I mean I already typed all the things once

        Wait tho why do I have a feeling like we are arguing even though we just repeat our own experiences? It’s all cool, some place electric cars are viable elsewhere they aren’t. I hope they will become feasible here where I live (middle eu)

    • volodya_ilich@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      Again, I don’t know what “here” means, I’m telling you that the average new car in Germany (since you mentioned central Europe)costed more than 40k€, and that’s more than some seriously good electric cars like the BYD Dolphin.

      • Nicoleism101@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Yes… nice to hear my neighbours enjoy that kind of economy. Hopefully at some point it will become possible here too instead of 2x price