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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Nissan is killing off the LEAF in another key market (electrek.co)

submitted 4 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/electricvehicles

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The Leaf was such a big name for a while and then Hyundai and Kia came with better cars and really changed the landscape.

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Huh. I've got a 2011 that is still at 80% of its original range. Thing is a fucking tank. If I'm just doing groceries, small homeowners etc.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (7 children)

I ended up going with a plug-in hybrid due to range anxiety, but after driving it for 4 years I now realize I could probably do 99% of my driving in a leaf, and only need a gas car for visiting family in other cities like twice a year.

[–] Dogyote 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I have a question about phevs. So gasoline goes bad after 3-6 months. If you're just running off of the battery and not using gas for months, do you need to remember to use up the gas before that happens? Does the car remind you?

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Gamermanh is right. My car forces the engine to run for a few miles every 60-90 days, if I haven't used it recently enough.

For the first few years I owned it i did use a fuel stabilizer, but don't anymore. After hearing from other drivers of my model that it really wasn't necessary due to the sealed fuel system, I decided it wasn't worth the hassle of finding the funnel to add it into the tank.

I go through maybe 2x 14 gal (55L) tanks a year for about 1000 of my average 6500 mi (1800km/10000km)

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

Don't own a PHEV (honestly a terrible idea for where I live) but I have worked in fuel for years:

There are additives that make fuel stable for up to 2 years. Technology Connextras has a video where he starts a mower or something after a full winter of it being unused and it just starts.

Also, PHEVs will periodically force the gas engine on for that very reason I'm pretty sure

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