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Only 1% of EV Drivers Would Go Back to a Gas Car* (cleantechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (24 children)

I was talking to someone I know well about this, she was in an EV and went back to petrol. Two factors, range anxiety and the EV was "soulless"

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago

The soul of a petrol/diesel car, what's that new strange noise, did I change the oil recently, is the cam belt about the explode, acceleration until you have to change gear, inconsistent acceleration, don't cook the brakes going down hill, did I remember to sacrifice to the car gods with morning, how I wish my EV had a soul

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[+] [email protected] -14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

I hope my mother goes back because I'm tired of her having trouble reaching her destination every time she wants to visit our family... At the moment she's considering leaving the car there for the rest of winter and coming back by bus because she doesn't know if she'll be able to make it! She barely managed to make it across the 250km no man's land in the middle of the trip and the whole thing took her 8h instead of 4.5h like it usually would.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

This sounds like a highly unusual situation for someone with an EV. Given the circumstances I'd also be switching back or at least renting a car depending on the frequency of that trip. I've personally never had range anxiety but I understand it can still depend a lot on the specifics of your vehicle and where you live.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Sounds like someone either exaggerating or making shit up whole cloth.

A 4.5 hour trip does not take 3.5 hours of charging. Any EV that I know of could do that with one stop each direction.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I don't think it's that unusual when you live in places where there's actual winters...

She used to own a Leaf and would rent a gas car for the trip but in the end she would end up spending more than she saved on gas by owning an EV (renting a car gets expensive when driving long distances!)

Maybe this trip will be the one where she realizes she needs an EV with way more range (which she can't afford because they're fucking expensive)...

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

It's too bad PHEV's are so expensive. It sounds like they would otherwise be a good fit for a lot of people like your mother.

I'm a little surprised that towable generators as range extenders for EV's that you could rent for a fraction of a car rental aren't a thing. But I supposed EV makers wouldn't be incentivised to make their vehicles compatible with an accessory like that because it would be perceived as them admitting their range is insufficient.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds like poor planning to me. The range and how cold affects the batteries are public information

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Guess what, when you have a window to go somewhere and get there on time, sometimes you don't have a choice and you go when you need to no matter the conditions.

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