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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by glogla on Sunday December 25, 2022 @06:19AM (#34126251)
> Case in point, you probably get how adapting to public transport is a huge pain but LITERALLY DESTROYING THE WORLD THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE because you want a personal car is not.

Oh for sure. That is why people saying "what about people living in apartments? checkmate, EVs!" annoy me so much - if you live in an apartment you probably don't need a car.

But people are used to their comforts, so saying that doesn't win any favors or votes. Nor does saying "it's good that EVs are more expensive, since fewer people will be able to afford cars".

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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by oblio on Sunday December 25, 2022 @06:37AM (#34126331)
> Oh for sure. That is why people saying "what about people living in apartments? checkmate, EVs!" annoy me so much - if you live in an apartment you probably don't need a car.

There are a ton of valid reasons for someone living in an apartment to still need a car. And rentals are not a solution. Rental companies are a nightmare and rental cars suck.

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Re:The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter by lotsofpulp on Sunday December 25, 2022 @07:41AM (#34126742)
> if you live in an apartment you probably don't need a car.

This is not true for anywhere outside a few city centers in the US.

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