I mean… it depends on your requirements. The charge time is most of the time the dealbreaker, because humans are lazy, with an EV you can not just go “oh i forgot to fuel up, lets go to the next gas station and fill it up in seconds” rather “Oh i forgot to plug in my EV after a long drive, guess i will have to wait some hours”.
But still EVs can take you far and it gotten pretty far in the technology, but i guess the battery still holds personally me off buying one.
<<“Oh i forgot to plug in my EV after a long drive, guess i will have to wait some hours”.
On a lot of models its like 20 minutes to charge up to 80% and typically by businesses where I can grab groceries/food/coffee. Charging tech got good a few years ago.
The only thing I’m still leery of is long trips to national parks since something like Yellowstone has limited charging nearby. It exists, but probably more EVs looking to charge than available spots.
I haven’t bought an EV yet myself because I’m not buying a new car until my current one kicks the bucket, but don’t they have that “quick charge” feature similar to phones where if the battery is low it can get to “good enough to get you to work and back” in like 5 minutes?
I just can’t wait to not have to worry about oil changes or “odd engine sounds” anymore lol
But you will have to worry about your battery. It will depend on usage, “fast” charging etc… but it will not last as a “normal” car does. So you will have to replace it or dump the car. ( most people just dump it as its cheaper to buy new )
I mean… it depends on your requirements. The charge time is most of the time the dealbreaker, because humans are lazy, with an EV you can not just go “oh i forgot to fuel up, lets go to the next gas station and fill it up in seconds” rather “Oh i forgot to plug in my EV after a long drive, guess i will have to wait some hours”.
But still EVs can take you far and it gotten pretty far in the technology, but i guess the battery still holds personally me off buying one.
<<“Oh i forgot to plug in my EV after a long drive, guess i will have to wait some hours”.
On a lot of models its like 20 minutes to charge up to 80% and typically by businesses where I can grab groceries/food/coffee. Charging tech got good a few years ago.
The only thing I’m still leery of is long trips to national parks since something like Yellowstone has limited charging nearby. It exists, but probably more EVs looking to charge than available spots.
You brought up another point: For longer trips charging stations is not easy to find ( definitly not in my region ).
I haven’t bought an EV yet myself because I’m not buying a new car until my current one kicks the bucket, but don’t they have that “quick charge” feature similar to phones where if the battery is low it can get to “good enough to get you to work and back” in like 5 minutes?
I just can’t wait to not have to worry about oil changes or “odd engine sounds” anymore lol
But you will have to worry about your battery. It will depend on usage, “fast” charging etc… but it will not last as a “normal” car does. So you will have to replace it or dump the car. ( most people just dump it as its cheaper to buy new )