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

submitted 1 month ago by Waldowal@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@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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[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 71 points 1 month ago

Downsides: Have to go to a gas station to find a squeegee to clean the windows.

Upsides: You have no other reason to go to a gas station.

[-] noahm@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Sometimes you need to check your tire pressure, too.

The general reduction in scheduled maintenance requirements is really wonderful.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 16 points 1 month ago

My EV has onboard pressure monitoring. And came with a little electric tire pump.

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Too bad if you buy one with a long enough range to completely replace the need to also own an ice vehicle you weigh so much that you have to buy more expensive tires and still need to replace those more often.

[-] CandleTiger@programming.dev 18 points 1 month ago

I bought my very own gas station squeegee at a car parts store . Life-changing events.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

I better get mine, soon.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago

What about for gas station sushi?

[-] Crumbgrabber@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Good name for a band.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Heh. Now that's a party.

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

And then, a porcelain party.

[-] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Recharge the car when you're away from home?

Most large gas stations I've been to have chargers now.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago

Good to know. I do more road trips now that I'm not driving an ICE car. Plugshare does list those stations. I have a certain antipathy for 'petrol' companies. Something to do with the demise of the human species, to which I'm reasonably concerned about.

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