Who owns an Electric Vehicle in Canada? 3 provinces dominate EV registrations (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Let me guess: Ontario, Québec, BC? The provinces with the most urban and suburban areas.

Edit: Yep, exactly as predicted for the obviois reasons. Not exactly news.

Tl;dr: EVs are good for the climate. People with shorter distances to travel and more infrastructure like EVs, those who have less infrastructure or are required to travel more have mixed feelings.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

those who have less infrastructure or are required to travel more have mixed feelings.

Exactly. Up until recently I was driving 160km+ a day for work. Closest fast charge point to my house is a 20mins walk. I would have to charge my car twice a week, and that's just not going to work for me.

Now that my daily commute is a 10mins bus ride from home, I barely need a car at all. My wife uses it twice a week, and every two weeks we take it out for a big shop. It does less travel in 2 months than it used to in a day.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

driving 160km+ a day for work. Closest fast charge point to my house is

This seems like a case where charging at one's house would make sense. You could easily recharge 160km of range overnight.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

It would, but it's street parking only, and uncontrolled. Some days I have to park 5 blocks away. It's also not a great neighborhood, good chance it would be smashed up within a few weeks.