Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models
by GloriousKoji on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:41PM
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I guess they're all downvoting OP for not choosing living in a house, routing another 240V line in the garage and adding on solar panels and taking electric car ownership seriously. /s
But seriously, it's a problem. If you're not lucky enough to have free charging at work it's something like $1 to $2 per kWh at charging stations, which results in costing as much or more per mile than an ICE.
Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models
by wing-_-nuts on Friday January 22, 2021 @02:19PM
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They're probably downvoting the fact that I'm choosing ICE over hybrid.
For example, I'd rather buy a honda civic hatch than an insight hybrid because the hatch has better acceleration, and cargo capacity while still getting decent fuel economy.
Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models
by wing-_-nuts on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:34PM
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Yeah the HOA at my condo complex is ran by ... some older folks who aren't really all that tech savvy. I asked one of the folks on the board if I could put in a charging station on my parking spot, on my own dime. He laughed and said the HOA wrote him up for running a charging cable out to a battery charger to jump start his car. He said he highly doubted they'd be willing to allow folks have chargers installed any time soon. Bummer. I like the idea of owning an EV but that will have to wait until I own a SFH years down the line.
I would be surprised if they get enough range overnight to cover their commute. I imagine most of them supplement with chargers elsewhere around the city, but that's much more expensive than having somewhere to hook it up at home, even if it is slower.