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Despite the bad press, half of America is still considering an EV or hybrid car — they just want them to be cheaper
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Jan 2024
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I'll happily drive an ev if
Too bad nobody's making one of those.
If the charging infrastructure is as universal and as reliable as gas stations, so whenever the landlords want to make sure all the parking stalls have at least Level 1 charging
What about better public transport, I'm ready to stop putting money into an "asset" that depreciates at $300 per month, while the debt jacks up interest fuck me the depreciation on a car makes the interest look like a reasonable tip to your server
And yeah, twice, the batteries should be swappable, they can be semi-permanent but assume a 2-year replacement time with a standardized installation, fuck paying $45,000 for a really fast cellphone that stops working when the battery does and replacing the battery means ripping the glue apart and the car is never right again. They have to be AT LEAST as swappable as engines.
Well we have Nio and CATL ramping battery swap, but wouldn't you know it.. They are under tariffs.. Oops
Kia niro ev. You can get a 2019 model for ~25k, and it just looks like a normal hatchback.
Kia is also doing paywall subscription stuff. I hate this time line.
I have the nitro ev. Can definitely recommend but it's going to be annoying when every charger only supports NACS standard in a few years though
Still too big and bulky. I want a roadster EV; something no bigger than a Miata or 350Z.
Anything larger than a midsized car sucks in the handling department, and I hate that my country has such a hard on for them.
All I want is a sporty convertable EV that looks attractive and has 350+ HP for under $30K.
Oh and find some excuse to put a manual transmission on it – or at least flappy paddles – without it being a gimmick (edit: like CVTs with their fake manual mode; fuck that noise). Then I'm sold.
There's no such thing as a manual transmission with an EV though...? The purpose of a transmission is to make best use of the power band of a combustion engine, an issue that EVs don't suffer as they are able to provide maximum torque at zero RPM. At the end of the day, all you're ever gonna get is some gimmicky fake manual mode.
Fine I can do without shifting. (TBH I don't miss it that much anyway in EVs since the instant torque makes up for it.) Just give me my pocket-sized roadster EV, please.
Fair enough! But yeah, definitely let me know when there's an EV that meets your other criteria, I'll be right there in line with you to get one, haha