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American here. So this is speaking from an American viewpoint.
EV cars are just big golf carts IMO. If you never leave like a 40 mile radius of your home, and you don't live in a location that sees extreme temperatures, and you don't live in a hilly or rural area, they're probably fine. But beyond that, they will be very inconvenient. Maybe for Europe since theyre so dense over there its easier to adopt, but here in the States you can sometimes go miles and miles inbetween homes.
The cost will most likely even out with ICE, if not a little more for the EV. Some will say "I cut my gas expenses by going electric," like yeah, of course you did. But your electric bill went up, and you have to spend higher initial cost on the vehicle, plus installing home chargers and wait times of like, an hour, for the vehicle to charge. Add all that up is it really a big savings?
Meanwhile, I daily my 1968 Ford Galaxie, which has a carbureted V8 that I bought running and driving for $1500 USD. Thankfully I am California Emissions Exempt, but California gas is expensive and I have to cry at the pump from my 27 gallon tank and $6/gallon prices every other week, but California electric bills are just as expensive. Ran the AC last month (California is literally a desert and Edison won't catch us a break on AC) and the bill was like $1100 USD for the month, and thats with the thermostat set to 80F which is like 26.6C for those that use that system. Can't convince me to go electric even if you gave me one for free.
Good for people that don't care about cars and don't travel much, but impractical for most people, IMO.
They're only impractical if you want them to be.
I have a 55 chevy that runs on gasoline. It's so annoying having to go the gas station every other day I drive it. It's almost like I spend my driving time going to gas stations. I couldn't imagine trying to drive this thing to California, half my trip would be at gas stations. Thankfully though I can charge an EV from house and/or at work. No inconvenient stopping at over priced gas stations every other day.
See, you can make anything look bad IMO. I'm a car guy, I daily one of two 11 second cars. I'm not an idiot, EV is coming and it's the future. I'm fine with it really, ever ride in dual motor model 3 or a 90+ S? They fly, and they don't pollute which is good for you know, saving the planet. I'll always have a hotrod or two, but I'm down with EV swapping something fun. I'd own a Tesla but I refuse because of the asshat running that company.
I mean, if youre filling up every other day then you definitely need to check on your engine's health because that is very bad mileage for any road car.
Regardless, I can see you are very passionate, and will respectfully end the conversation here. Have a nice day/night.
I fill up every other day and I have a 2023MY car. My commute to work is 65+ miles one way and involves a lot of aggressive start and stop highway traffic. I get just above my EPA combo estimated range. It doesn’t have to be engine health. It could just be a stupid long commute.
I can’t switch to an EV unless they install chargers at work - which they have indicated they will not do.