Posted on 04/28/2023 7:05:12 AM PDT by rktman
"In June of 2022 the European Parliament voted to effectively outlaw the sale of new cars using gasoline or diesel by 2035." The Biden administration "wants as much as half of new car sales in the U.S. to be electric" by 2030.
Are you ready for your EV (electric vehicle) to help save the planet? A New York Times article stated that at the end of 2022 the Kelly Blue Book average price for an EV was $61,488 compared to $49,507 for all passenger cars and trucks – but is that the only place to look for the cost of EVs?
Replacing EV batteries can cost between $2,000 and $10,000, with an expected lifespan of 200,000 miles, which for those who drive 20,000 miles per year would be about 10 years.
Also, you might want to consider the charging time. Current DC fast-charging systems take about 20 minutes to recharge your car, which is considerably longer than the time it takes to fill your gas tank. Level 2 home chargers take from four to 10 hours to charge your car. Oh, did I forget to tell you? Your home will have to be rewired to accommodate the charger.
I imagine EVs are going to slow things down at NASCAR pit stops. Maybe they will shorten the races – the Indianapolis 250, perhaps.
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Our EV works fine for my wife and me, but our 2nd vehicle is an ICE pickup for times an EV won't cut it even in the south. But I warn my family members who think about getting an EV to study their driving habits and make sure an EV is a better fit. And even if so, wait until it's time anyway to replace one of their ICE cars.
Our driving entails mountains and some desolate remote areas that on occasion have ZERO cell service. Hard to fill up a couple 5 gallon Jerry cans with spare electrons. 🤔😁👍. Whatever suits the consumers needs right?
The Chevy Bolt is going to be discontinued at the end of this year. The plant is going to be converted to producing EV trucks
https://insideevs.com/news/664058/chevrolet-bolt-eveuv-discontinued-2023/
For almost all trips for us within driving range it'll be in the southeast (read: not too cold for the EV). And most any direction we'd drive has plenty of chargers (eastern portion of the U.S. is more densely populated than the midwest and has more of just about everything, including chargers). But again, we have an ICE pickup in part so that we're not 100% dependent on EV tech, and also because EV pickups won't do for pickup chores even in warm climates.
LOL! If we were still in FLA we might think about one. Or not.
EVs are totally unrealistic for most people. First is the cost. Second is trying to get it fixed if you are in an accident. Third is the batteries. In FL, with hot, humid weather, you will go through your battery power quick just as you would in cold weather and running your heater. My biggest fear would be the car combusting and burning up. Then what?
BTTT
Imagine waking up at 3:30AM and discovering your house is on fire caused by your EV parked in your attached garage spontaneously combusting. Might cause some interesting challenges for the insurance company.
I heard insurance rates have gone up for EVs. Anyone? Bueller?
True, but they do work well for some people. Two-vehicle owners have an ICE vehicle as an alternate. The EV is ideal for local use in cities and urban settings when the weather is mild. However, a lot of people living in these settings are in apartments or condos that make it difficult or are prohibited from charging up the EV. My wife's idiot brother wanted an EV for his family but his condo has no outdoor electric hookups to the covered parking outside; so he bought a hydrogen powered vehicle instead (to save the Earth!). Guess it didn't occur to him that he could charge it elsewhere more easily than getting the hydrogen tank refilled.
Costs are coming down, for some makes like the Tesla Model 3 equivalent to ICE vehicles. But repair costs are indeed expensive and difficult. If you're worried about the EV combusting, stay away from GM and Korean brands, as they catch on fire a lot (rare for other brands).
So yeah, EVs are not a good choice for many people. Stick to an ICE vehicle to get you from point A to B.
We live out in the country. It takes us at least 30 minutes to get to the closest town. Our little town doesn’t have RV charging stations so we would have to go in the opposite direction to the freeway to get to a gas station that has a couple charging stations. Being on SS with some savings , we could never afford even the cheapest EV, even if we were interested.
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