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Electric cars sound great, it just sucks that they are all luxury vehicles right now. Like there’s no $3000 used electric car out there for regular people to buy. Hell there isn’t even a new $20k electric car.
Most people won’t do mass transit because they’ve been socialized to see it as gross. And it is gross. In my town there are always crazy people riding the bus harassing the driver because they are lonely, and the bus smells like pee. And the bus never gets you there faster than a car, so why ever ride it.
Mass transit is not a bus. Buses are one of the lowest tiers of transit.
Many people would use mass transit if it was well maintained, clean, easy to use, and as fast or faster than a car. That level of transit service is rare in Canada.
I do think the "used cars not around" criticism is a little silly. Cars have to be new before they're used, and used cars will come down the pike eventually.
More availability on the cheaper end would be nice. Tesla really missed the boat on that, I think, focusing on the Cybertruck instead of working on a light vehicle for the Asian, European, and Indian markets. As a result, BYD may eat their lunch.
When there finally are $3000 used electric cars, the batteries will be completely shot and they'll have a range of 10 miles.
Yep. There will be no affordable used electric cars, all the cost is in the battery.
Thankfully in Vancouver public transit is quite good, though intercity options aren't that great. If only conservatives weren't allergic to bike lanes... the city has the potential for great transportation projects. Mass transit is still in its infancy here, it needs to grow.
Welcome to 2010, there's no good 3k$ used cars anymore!
I used that number because I just sold my used car for $3k.