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Has anyone regretted buying a fully electric car? (lemmy.world)

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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?

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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 145 points 4 days ago

Yeah, I bought a Tesla and now regret it because Elon is a dipshit.

That said, I've gone over 38,000 miles for less than $900 in electricity. I haven't had to deal with oil changes or any other maintenance items other than tire rotations and tire replacement (the latter was of my own accord they actually said I didn't need to yet, at the time).

I recently did a nearly 4hr trip with no need to charge on the way, and at my destination basically filled back up in something like 25 minutes while checking in to my hotel. So, no range anxiety for me.

The ride is nice, the features are helpful to me, and I have had no other issues with the vehicle.

So if it weren't for Elon I'd love it. I still like it, but I just hate being seen in it now. It's paid off so the financial cost of getting some other EV doesn't make a ton of sense right now, so I guess I'll just drive it until it dies...which at this rate might be a long-ass time.

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 76 points 4 days ago

I read somewhere that people have bumpersticks and stuff that say things like "I got the car before he went crazy" or "if I knew him then, I wouldn't have bought it"

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 61 points 4 days ago

I'm not a huge fan of bumper stickers, but I might make an exception for this 🤔

[-] elliot_crane@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago

Same boat here. I bought mine back when Elon was just “juvenile weirdo who makes dick jokes and smoked weed with Joe Rogan”. Best car I’ve ever owned hands down, no intention to buy anything Elon is selling ever again.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 days ago

My biggest non-Elon complaint is the lack of Vehicle to Load. That is such an amazingly useful feature that’s ONLY AVAILABLE on the garbage cybertruck.

[-] vxx@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Isn't the Cybertruck pretty bad in that regard as well for its size?

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

I don’t know, but I certainly wouldn’t be surprised.

[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

This is what I'll now show to lemmy when they again run in their denial circles about tesla being a bad car, or the company going bankrupt soon.

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