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I got a new car. (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/general@lemmy.world
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Well "new" for me. I bought a used 2016 Chevy that used to be a fleet vehicle. Got it for like $8000 and it gets 33mpg which I love.

I did seriously consider getting an electric, but since I need a car for long term road trips? I don't think an electric would be good right now.

Lke if I need to drive from Idaho to Wisconsin, how would I do that with an electric?

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[–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

God it makes me sad how propaganda has convinced people that EVs aren't good for long distance. I've done many toad trips with mine no problem, and if for some reason felt one trip would be too long I'd just rent one. A full "tank" of electricity is $6 total for me, and I just saw one gallon of gas here is about $5.50. Haven't thought about gas prices in years now.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    The biggest issue is that you'll have to stop for an extended period of time to charge up. Having multiple 5 minute stops along your trip is different than having multiple 30-45 minute stops. It does add up.

    Personally that isn't the reason I didn't get an EV. I briefly considered it last time I was in the market for a new car...but I don't live in a single family home and my complex doesn't have charging stations. So I decided against it. Imo lack of at home charging infrastructure in multi family housing blocks is the biggest barrier to more widespread EV adoption.

    Edit: charity -> charging

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    • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Depending on how often these road trips are it might have made sense to rent a fuel vehicle for the trip. It would need to be a part of the overall calculations, but could make sense for some.

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    • [–] 20 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    By planning stops at places that provide electric charging. You know, like how you plan a regular road trip with stops at places to fill up the car.

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  • [–] [S] 11 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Y'all plan that?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Some do. Some rely on the ubiquity of gas stations. And the truth is that charging stations aren't frequent enough everywhere to handle long trips in rural areas. There's cities where you have to hunt one down.

    That being said, it is getting easier to find them all the time. People want evs, the money is there, so infrastructure will follow. It's still at the point where an ev isn't realistic for everyone, everywhere, but it shouldn't be long before nobody has to plan for charging expect for places where they'd also have to plan heavily for gas.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    That's me, I rely on the ubiquity of gas stations lol. If charging stations were more prevelent in rural areas or there was some way for me to do it, I would. But the honest to god truth is there would be no good way for me to do it.

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    • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    I drove 7 hours yesterday without issue in my ev. Even at the highest EV charger cost its about 80% cheaper at the moment, but mostly I charge at home for free.

    I travel nationwide constantly.

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    [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    AFAIK EV chargers are getting much more ubiquitous, I live in a small town and we went from having 1 place that offers charging to like 14 in just the last 2 years. It's all about planning

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