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In California, Car Buyers Are Choosing Electricity Over Gasoline in Record Numbers (blog.ucsusa.org)

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 2 points 11 months ago

My next car will absolutely be electric.

$80 to fill my tank every month. And that's one car, going to work twice a week (remote the rest of the time), and running errands.

Doesn't matter if gas drops to $2 a gallon. Over the past twenty years, oil prices will continue to fluctuate wildly and not interested in that unpredictability.

[–] stinkypoopsalot 1 points 11 months ago

Have you seen the gas prices out there???

[–] Changetheview 1 points 11 months ago

Completely understandable and great. I don’t think the main driver is fuel prices (which really don’t matter to wealthy individuals). To many, driving an EV is a badge of success and an honorable action. If you have the means (which many Californians do) and want to be viewed as someone ahead of the times, you get an EV. They’re the newest, hottest transportation. Even ultra-luxurious automakers are finally switching over - which is a major statement.

Even though it’s not an identical comparison, I think there will be a lot of parallels between EVs and skiing helmets. 20 years ago, you’d see some helmets here and there. Then they started to pop up everywhere (about where we are with EVs). And now, if you’re not wearing a helmet, it’s likely an act of rebellion. You’re an outsider on the slopes.

Not everyone can switch to EVs as easily as you can wear a helmet. But in the neighborhoods where it is a decision and as the cheaper options grow, you’re going to be left behind and seen as dated if you don’t. For some people, that’s fine. I have two 20-year-old cars and love them. But for those who buy a new car everyone couple years to have the “latest and greatest”, EVs are going to be more and more attractive.