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Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by carlmr on Friday January 22, 2021 @01:41PM (#25874649)
Yeah, that's one of the main benefits of having a car for me, spontaneity. I drive 2/3 miles for climbing, hiking and skiing, only about 1/3 for work.

And I would miss out on a lot of outdoor sports if it wasn't a "sunk cost".

I do think hybrids are kind of the ideal trade off until we have much much better infrastructure and battery technology.

1) You can go electric to work/shopping/city, and only switch to gasoline when you go out of town. 2) you don't need to spend 10k for a new battery when it's gone bad. 3) you don't need to be scared about finding a place to charge.

Re:Audi announces end of combustion A4, A6 and A8 models by o-__-o on Friday January 22, 2021 @02:53PM (#25875554)
>don’t spend 10k for a new battery

Why not just buy a smaller more efficient car without the battery in the first place? You would save more than 10k...