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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/xkcd

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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] JamesFire 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

1000 miles a week is under 130 a day.

Just charge it at home every day and you're good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes it's 500 miles in a day. And in rural zones

My home won't allow for fast charging. Nor can I afford to replace my reliable vehicle with an ev that won't have the other features I need (a bed, ground clearance, 4x4, etc)

I'm glad you're privileged though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Your home doesn't need to charge fast. Just charge overnight. In Europe, after a few hours on a three phases plug your car will be full, after a night on a single phase as well. In the US, a night on an ordinary plug should give you enough range to do more than average stuff or at least get to the next fast charger.

To be honest, if you truly need a truck that's of course an issue as you picked the biggest status symbol of them all, which makes it the most expensive type of car. There are plenty EVs with AWD and some ground clearance, maybe check them out and consider a small trailer if you need to transport your stuff?

However, you seem to already have decided to dislike EVs, so I doubt you'd be enjoying it. If you're bent on hating something, chances are you'll find a reason to do so.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've been clear it's a work truck, not a status symbol

And I work wholesale auto auctions. I love EV I wish I could buy one.

But burying our heads in the sand and pretending it has 0 drawbacks is what got us into this fossil fuel mess in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I'm not saying your truck in particular is a status symbol, I'm saying trucks are status symbols and therefore generally expensive. If you're in the US, it's hard to find something like a Honda Acty and you'll always pay for the machine to be oversized.

I'm also not saving EVs have no drawbacks at all. The drawbacks they have are, however, manageable. A car will always be a compromise, and the fact that electric cars have to be charged is something that can be dealt with.