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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I was hoping for a cash for clunkers 2.0

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

First the charging infrastructure needs to be better

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s well on its way. And most people charge at home day to day.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

That’s a great way to do it, but that solution excludes a lot of people renting or in condo HOAs that don’t have easy access to overnight charge points in their complex’s or city’s lots. Hopefully those missing pieces are addressed soon so EVs feel like an option to everyone driving an ICE car, not just homeowners with garages.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They should start fining VW for their failure to maintain Electrify America.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cash for Clunkers impacted the used car market for well over a decade.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wasn't that part of the expectation?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hell I'll take a clunker to e-clunker conversion kit plan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is that something that's even remotely viable? I mean I'm sure it's technically possible but there's way more to it than just an engine swap, I'm not sure it would be any cheaper than just building a new car.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean poor folk aren't getting any cheap options anytime soon, new or used. It'd be nice to have the option for a $7k-9k conversion, but with a decent rebate to make it viable, along with the ability to pay over time. And EV conversions seems to have gone down in cost than when I last looked, if we can get it down even more heck yeah!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I would love to see that, if nothing else than to give classic cars new life as EVs or hybrids. Probably not something for purist-type collectors who want to keep things as stock as possible, but there are so many absolutely iconic old cars that I would love to continue to see kept alive.

[–] zephyreks 2 points 1 year ago

New EVs in China are going for 10k, so it's clearly possible...

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

You can convert a clunker but it would not be cheap. Batteries alone are fairly pricey.