EV Adoption Debate

cool. but that's the most rare case for ev buyers.

why would anyone ever pay for this? the simplicity of going from a ICE to an EV is a huge benefit

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I'm all for EVs, but it's no climate-change fixing panacea.

You're being downvoted because HN loves electric car, but for the layman, that's their thought process:1. Does the EV cost as much as a regular car? Most of them are very expensive, comparatively, especially for cheap family cars.2. Is the range comparable to regular cars? It's not, at similar prices it's 60%.3. Is it trivial to recharge it, especially quickly? Not true for most of the world.4. Can the car be bought today? Nope, most are just announced and even

Reason #51234123123 to never buy an EV

Why is it only “pulling ahead” if I sell EVs?

Not directly addressing the content of the article, just a bit of a rant: The problem is that in a lot of cases, EVs aren't a drop-in replacement for an ICE car. The idea of driving powered by electricity is very appealing to me, but for functionally equivalent cars (size, range, etc.) EVs do not exist at a competitive price point for my use case. Just listing a few issues below.- I have one of the smallest car available on the market (not available anymore in fact, but w/ever) an

As niche as it might be, sounds like another point in favor of EVs no?

I've recently considered buying an EV. I've come to the conclusion that it only makes sense if you can charge at home and won't frequently go on longer road trips. Even then, I might still consider it too expensive/risky at this point.It comes down to a few reasons for me:* If you can't charge at home, EVs generally don't seem to make economical sense* The charging network is not well enough developed, especially when considering peak times like public holi