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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How often do you "long haul"? I'd argue an EV (with all of the perks of never going to a gas station again) is a great primary car and an ICE might make a decent SECOND car if you need to drive longer distances and if the charging infrastructure in your area is lacking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, people can and do roadtrip in EVs. If you're on a 4 hour trip a 20 minute charge is a minor inconvenience at worst, and a needed break at best.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's also like these people have never heard of rentals.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

People are not generally inclined to plan on regularly needing a rental. I'm not saying that's how it should be, but for car buyers the phrase of "I'll rent every time I have a special task" isn't a winner. It should be, if folks realistically assess how often those special tasks happen (probably rare), but that's not how buyers work. They want to be able to say "my car meets all my needs".

Again, I'm agreeing that rentals are the perfect choice, because "special tasks" are actually pretty fucking rare. It's just an uphill battle of purchasing comfortability

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

What exactly qualifies as long haul? Average EV range is almost 300km which is pretty damn far before you need a charge-up. I live in a small town and my PHEV only goes 40km on a charge and I still only have to charge every other day most of the time.