The only one remotely affordable is sold by a fascist.
They are snapped up rapidly here when they come off lease or if they’re doing financing deals
My 2 cents: I could benefit greatly from an EV. Just a small one like a Bolt or something, for commuting.... shudders in suggesting GM for my own use
However, I rent. And my lease dictates that EV chargers are explicitly banned on the property. Something about "safety" and "risk of fire" and all that. Yet during my last inspection, they had absolutely zero issues with my welder, nor do they mind me working on my gasoline/diesel vehicles within the garage (as long as it's not on the driveway...something something property values...nothing more than a brake job in the driveway).
Yes, I know that EVs can be charged elsewhere. But that takes significantly more time than a standard gasoline fill-up, and my workplace (which is 99% of the reason I would own this hypothetical EV anyway) does not have any EV chargers. They might add some in the next year or two, but that's still a "definitely maybe", and so my only other alternative choices are a bike or public transit. Except my commute - a 55MPH rural highway - is too dangerous for biking with the complete lack of bike lanes, and public transit doesn't exist in my area.
I'm left with no other choice but to use a gasoline/diesel vehicle. Or walk, I guess?
Canada here. The other day I was leaving IKEA near closing time, when I noticed 7 electric cars in a single row, more nearby. And it wasn’t near a charging station.
I bought a used 2013 Chevy volt with 190,000 miles, and I ran a 10 gauge extension cord from my house to my parking pad since I don't have a garage. So far I have used 2 gallons of gas for the 2,000 miles I've driven since January. Those 2 gallons where used when it was like -20F here in Minnesota. I hope gas hits $10+ per gallon.
Fuck oil. I'm saving up for an electric vehicle anyway. The world may end by the time I've scrounged enough cash, but whatever - corporate evil starves us for money, might as well starve them back
Bc we don't have the reasonably priced China EVs. Just the American tech billionaire electric SUVs and Teslas
I can buy a whole lot of gas at $5/gallon when my car cost <5k. That said, I am looking at a Volt. Seems like the best of both worlds, and the older ones are cheap.
I would caution. I own a Volt and the aftermarket parts availability is practically non-existent where I am. I was only able to drive 30 miles at a time for a long while
Had a 2012 volt for 3-4 years that I bought in 2021. It was a fantastic car in many ways but if anything went wrong it was awful trying to find anyone to work on it and many repairs were obscenely expensive to do at the shop. I ended up resetting a battery module, replacing a radiator, and reattaching a bumper myself, and all three were way more of a pain than they needed to be.
Isn't electricity price increasing too, even though at a slower pace?
In some places, but charging an EV is still much cheaper
The header image (the Ferrari Luce) is such a perfect, encapsulated answer to the headline.
…That being said, some EVs are reasonable. Like the Honda/Volkswagen hot hatches. And even larger used EVs can be a steal.
I’ve been seeing a TON of tiny cars around my area.
Sorry, we're all too busy flying in our private jets.
For starters there is little to no unified architecture for electric cars. Everything is more or less locked down and proprietary. Secondly cars, like all other modern electronics, are filled with bloat. They are heavy, inefficient, impossible to maintain. All of this in the pot makes them fucking expensive.
Make an open source platform. Build electric cars where you have basic spartan componentry. Parts bin cars. Knobs and switches. Rolling windows. Replaceable parts. Easy access. 2000lbs with fuck you acceleration. Price is at 20 grand. Buy the car. Own the car. Take it to a shop of your choice, or fix it on your own.
Do this and there would ONLY be electric cars on the roads in 10 years.
Make them cheaper or pay us more, assholes.
Because we spent all our money on grifters and fuel
People mostly use their cars for shorter trips, commuting to work etc but deep down they dream of using it for longer "fun" travels.
EVs in their current state still don't offer this prospect. If you want to go on a road trip you face too many limitations.
When you fork over upwards of 50k for a vehicle you don't just want to go to work with it, you're essentially paying for the dream of doing fun things with it.
It must depend on where you live. Here, fucking near 10% of the cars on the road are Teslas! They are everywhere. At a red light, I often see 3 of the fucking things waiting for the light. Not in heavy traffic either. There are more of those on the road than any other single luxury brand of car here, and it’s not even close.
Because few can afford a model made within the last ten years, and old ones still had range problems maybe? New batteries are hella expensive.
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