Well “new” for me. I bought a used 2016 Chevy that used to be a fleet vehicle. Got it for like $8000 and it gets 33mpg which I love.
I did seriously consider getting an electric, but since I need a car for long term road trips? I don’t think an electric would be good right now.
Lke if I need to drive from Idaho to Wisconsin, how would I do that with an electric?
By planning stops at places that provide electric charging. You know, like how you plan a regular road trip with stops at places to fill up the car.
Y’all plan that?
Yes. Using websites like this. It’s not difficult
some people grew up without paper maps and it shows
No, the car does it for me. Even lwts me sort by who’s cheapest
God it makes me sad how propaganda has convinced people that EVs aren’t good for long distance. I’ve done many toad trips with mine no problem, and if for some reason felt one trip would be too long I’d just rent one. A full “tank” of electricity is $6 total for me, and I just saw one gallon of gas here is about $5.50. Haven’t thought about gas prices in years now.
The biggest issue is that you’ll have to stop for an extended period of time to charge up. Having multiple 5 minute stops along your trip is different than having multiple 30-45 minute stops. It does add up.
Personally that isn’t the reason I didn’t get an EV. I briefly considered it last time I was in the market for a new car…but I don’t live in a single family home and my complex doesn’t have charging stations. So I decided against it. Imo lack of at home charging infrastructure in multi family housing blocks is the biggest barrier to more widespread EV adoption.
Edit: charity -> charging
quick charging should get you from 20 to 80 pretty fast. stop to pee, drink coffee and stretch your legs and it’s good to go. (depending on the car and availability of fast chargers)
The US really needs Chinese EV technology. Chinese EVs are selling super well in Australia compared to the legacy brands because their much better cars for less money. Mine can charge 10-80% in 13 minutes. If anyone needs a bathroom break and a coffee the car is pretty much good to go before you are. You don’t been have to charge to 80%, just go when you’re ready. The car can drive further than my bladder in most cases.
Depending on how often these road trips are it might have made sense to rent a fuel vehicle for the trip. It would need to be a part of the overall calculations, but could make sense for some.
I just rented a fuel vehicle the other day and goddamn rental car prices are higher than ever.
I drove 7 hours yesterday without issue in my ev. Even at the highest EV charger cost its about 80% cheaper at the moment, but mostly I charge at home for free.
I travel nationwide constantly.
What EV? How far do you typically travel? I’ve found the payments offset the fuel costs in a fantastic way for the new one I bought a couple of months ago
Kia. I’d travel all over frequently, its onlyever a hassle because chargwrs need accounts instead of all being interoperable and I am locked in to a poor quality provider. Energy is energy but their rfid is shit.
Yeah I hear you. When I got mine I set up accounts for a bunch of them. The amount of tracking with EVs is scary though. Always on GPS and logs sent to the manufacturer, and it’s shared with 3rd parties. And they know when and where you charge and how much battery you charged or consumed, etc. And all the accounts is frustrating as hell.
AFAIK EV chargers are getting much more ubiquitous, I live in a small town and we went from having 1 place that offers charging to like 14 in just the last 2 years. It’s all about planning
