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EV Sales At 32% - No, Make That 38%! - By 2030 (cleantechnica.com)
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Harvard economists calculate that EV sales will accelerate rapidly in the US, despite last year's sharp U-turn in federal energy policy.

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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Buyers in the US would definitely give a shit about buying EVs... if there were more to choose from, and there were cheaper options. Basically just open up the US market to Chinese vehicles and we'd get there in no time.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Buyers in the US already have many cheaper options - used EVs. They keep harping on how quickly new EVs lose their value, but refuse to even considered the used market.

    Main reason being misinformation about battery pack longevity. They think it's the same batteries as go into their cell phones, which start dying in 3 years. Couldn't be further from the truth, but who's going to tell them otherwise? Dealers? Riiiiight.

    Another big one is range anxiety, which in some cases is valid, especially if you don't have the option of charging at home. The one thing Tesla is doing right is building out charging infrastructure. I see them popping up all over the place, which is great.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    I'm very impressed with how long batteries are lasting now. I had a friend buy a hybrid Honda Accord in 2006 or so, and within just a couple of years the batteries were shot and it became just a regular car with decent fuel mileage. That tainted my view of EVs and hybrids for a long time, but a couple of years ago I heard that the batteries had actually gotten much better and they are lasting longer than anyone had really anticipated.

    A little over a year ago I bought a used 2018 Chevy Volt, and to this day I'm still getting around 60 miles out of the battery (on a perfect day). It cost me around $20k (after rebates) and I couldn't be happier.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Hybrids are a completely different animal though. They can run on a traction battery alone, but at very low speeds, and not for long. The main point of it to keep the engine at peak performance at all times, giving much mileage than ICE car ever could. The fact that it can turn off the engine when the car is stopped and power the low-voltage stuff like the light and radio and A/C is just a nice bonus.

    Battery packs of plug-in hybrids are more like EVs, but much smaller.

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