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Re:Launch HN: Prometheus (YC W19) – Remove CO2 from Air and ... by Damorian on Monday May 06, 2019 @03:20PM (#19842786)
What? They compete today with significantly lower fuel cost. You see 100+ mpge on every electric car I know of today, you're looking at half-1/3 the per mile cost in an electric car. That more than makes up for the higher upfront cost over the lifetime of the vehicle, with cars you can go buy right now, today.
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Re:Launch HN: Prometheus (YC W19) – Remove CO2 from Air and ... by solarkraft on Monday May 06, 2019 @03:33PM (#19842917)
And that doesn't even take into account the superior UX.
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Re:Launch HN: Prometheus (YC W19) – Remove CO2 from Air and ... by danw1979 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @06:39AM (#19848135)
I don't know why you got down voted on this. My experience of EV vs ICE (sometimes in the same vehicle - daily driving in a Prius plug-in) agrees entirely with your comment: the lovely EV experience of linear, quiet acceleration is so pleasant compared to driving a petrol car, even an automatic. And my Prius in EV mode isn't even a that great an electric experience compared to that of an i3 or 2018 Leaf.
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