Jan 24, 2022
9:20:07am
9:20:07am
The problem for me is that it becomes more or less a single purpose car
If you ONLY use it around town, then it's not an issue. But most people use their cars for a lot of things. Even if you only go on a road trip a couple of times per year, an EV is extremely limited and does a pretty poor job for that use case.
It's like the Smart Car - tons of people jumped on board because it was an efficient people mover, but then realized that it was ONLY a people mover. You couldn't even do a grocery shopping trip with it without major complications. Most people want a car that works for all of their needs.
It's like the Smart Car - tons of people jumped on board because it was an efficient people mover, but then realized that it was ONLY a people mover. You couldn't even do a grocery shopping trip with it without major complications. Most people want a car that works for all of their needs.
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1/24/22 9:21am
I'm saving about $160 a month on gas costs by charging at home. I'll recover the costs on the charger in
1/24/22 9:31am
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1/24/22 10:17am
Depreciation isn't normal on cars right now though. You could take possession of a new Tesla and turn around and sell
1/24/22 1:40pm
1/24/22 1:55pm
8 years or 100k whatever comes first. And yes real life expectancy is looking closer to 300k or 400k.
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