KadenKraw t1_jax1p94 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Oh yeah. Less money on gas and car maintenance. Instead of driving every single day I drive maybe a few miles on average per weekend for errands.

New-Vegetable-1274 OP t1_jaxn8p2 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 9:26 PM

That kind of makes the case for EVs.

KadenKraw t1_jaxok0k wrote on March 4, 2023 at 9:36 PM

Yeah except they are too expensive still. Would if I could.

New-Vegetable-1274 OP t1_jaxrvaf wrote on March 4, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Yeah the price is a little steep but I bought a vehicle a few years ago that was nothing special and it was $40,000. I think the EV presently makes sense as an urban, short trip vehicle but the logistics involved for all the long range stuff is years away from being workable. Also the fact that electricity is generated from fossil fuels makes it a zero sum thing environmentally. What's not coming out of a tail pipe here is still coming out where ever electricity is generated. My hope is that AI will solve our energy problems.

KadenKraw t1_jaxtyqs wrote on March 4, 2023 at 10:16 PM

>$40,000

Yeah I have never in my life paid more than 15k for a used car. 40k is not even close to worth the price or what I would be willing to pay for a rarely used vehicle. It would need to be way cheaper to make economic sense for me and most people. Don't get me wrong think evs are very cool but it's just not worth it yet.

New-Vegetable-1274 OP t1_jay8i73 wrote on March 5, 2023 at 12:07 AM

I normally wouldn't pay that much but it's my retirement car, I'm never buying another vehicle.

KadenKraw t1_jaydu7j wrote on March 5, 2023 at 12:49 AM

Yeah totally makes sense at that point. I'm 30 so still quite away from my last car. Once my 2017 Corolla dies I'm eyeing a rav 4 hybrid or maybe full eclectic will be cheap by that point if I get the average 10 years of a car 2027 will hopefully have much better options and prices.