Waldowal to Ask Lemmy • 8 hours agoHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?message-square117arrow-up1111arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareHas anyone regretted buying a fully electric car?Waldowal to Ask Lemmy • 8 hours agomessage-square117file-text
I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?
minus-square@hperrinlink6•edit-26 hours agoDownsides are you can’t drive as far, usually, before needing to fill up, and quick charge takes about 25 minutes, instead of the usual 5 for gas. Upside is that only matters on road trips. If you have an outlet at home, like we do, your car is just always charged.
minus-square@Smoogslink-2•6 hours agoYeah it seems only practical if a person is travelling local and is assured outlets are where they are going. Road trips you are never assured there is a station especially if you’re seeing relatives.
minus-square@hperrinlink3•4 hours agoThat’s not what I said at all. Charging stations are pretty plentiful. Basically if there’s a gas station, there’s probably also a charging station nearby.
Downsides are you can’t drive as far, usually, before needing to fill up, and quick charge takes about 25 minutes, instead of the usual 5 for gas.
Upside is that only matters on road trips. If you have an outlet at home, like we do, your car is just always charged.
Yeah it seems only practical if a person is travelling local and is assured outlets are where they are going. Road trips you are never assured there is a station especially if you’re seeing relatives.
That’s not what I said at all.
Charging stations are pretty plentiful. Basically if there’s a gas station, there’s probably also a charging station nearby.