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Re:The US Refuses to Fall in Love with Electric Cars by allears on Monday January 24, 2022 @12:59PM (#30061300)
I'm totally in love with EVs, but I'll never be able to afford a new one. Until there's attractive options for reasonable prices in the used market, I'll just have to watch folks wealthier than me enjoy their EVs.
Re:The US Refuses to Fall in Love with Electric Cars by soylentcola on Monday January 24, 2022 @02:00PM (#30062250)
Yep. I can figure out a way around charging hurdles on the rare occasions I drive outside the same ~80km range (and usually more like 10km range) I travel in a normal month.

But I got my used, low-mileage Fit for under $10k cash. While I understand even that sort of thing is harder to find these days, it'll still be a while before I can find a solid, cheap EV with roughly similar capabilities.

On top of that, people like me (live in an urban area, drive short distances) have it tough because we park on the street, not in a garage. Makes it a lot harder to justify If I can't just plug in every night. It's really a shame, because I'd be on board for just about every other aspect of an EV.

Hopefully down the line I'll see a decent used market emerge and/or we'll sort out some sort of way for city folks to charge easily. But I can't currently consider an EV as a mostly-drop-in replacement for a used, economy ICE car.

Re:The US Refuses to Fall in Love with Electric Cars by mythrwy on Monday January 24, 2022 @01:26PM (#30061728)
These may be vaporware ultimately but it's still interesting. They aren't supposed to cost much more then a ICE does currently.

https://aptera.us/

(of course it's much less of a car for the money)